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Valley Falls, Rhode Island

Community in Providence County, Rhode Island

Air quality

The air at Valley Falls

Index 37, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Providence (RI), 7 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)37Good5.7 mi
  • Ozone17Good12 ppb5.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-17.1 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide6Good6.4 ppb5.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb5.7 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm5.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Valley Falls

None in the last 24 hours; 0.06 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.06in

Visibility

How far you can see at Valley Falls, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 6 miles Fri 9 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Valley Falls, Rhode IslandReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Valley Falls, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Pawtucket (AWOS)SFZ

At an airfield/5.0 mi away/440 ft/261 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

ProvidenceNDBC-FOXR1

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.7 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank146of 154

Kingston 1 NW54796

At a climate reference station/30.5 mi away/115 ft/64 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank95of 154

measured daily2 instruments

WoonsocketWNSR1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.8 mi away/135 ft/44 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank89of 154

Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW0480, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 5.1 mi from Valley Falls, Rhode Island. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW0480, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0480FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW0480PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW0480, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0480TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW0480-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 192 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.71 inHg and the temperature at 58.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.10 inHg means its barometer reads 29.89 inHg; it reports 42.0 F, 16.3 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW0480 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 192 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.71 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.10 and the station pressure it means, 29.89.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0480FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW0480 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION GW04801 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT192 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.71 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.10 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.89 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED42.0 FTITLECitizen station GW0480, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0480TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW0480-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.99 N, and the day is 10 h 54 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW0480, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0480FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW0480ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 71°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.99 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW0480, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0480TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW0480-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW0480, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Rhode Island

15 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Valley Falls

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Near Valley Falls

River and lake gauges