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Wakefield-Peace Dale, Rhode Island

Community in Washington County, Rhode Island

Air quality

The air at Wakefield-Peace Dale

Index 33, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Coastal (RI), 2 miles off.

33Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good5.1 mi
  • Ozone33Good34 ppb5.1 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb23.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 9, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Visibility

How far you can see at Wakefield-Peace Dale, the next 44 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0 miles Fri 7 PM, under a mile for 4 hours.

FriSat

On the radar over Wakefield-Peace Dale, Rhode IslandReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Wakefield-Peace Dale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Kingston 1 W54797

At a climate reference station/2.6 mi away/106 ft/89 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank94of 154

Kingston 1 WPFKR1

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.1 mi away/128 ft/111 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank97of 154

measured daily2 instruments

KingstonKGNR1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.7 mi away/113 ft/96 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at N. Kingston/Quonset, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.4 mi from Wakefield-Peace Dale, Rhode Island. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft.

Section of the sky over N. Kingston/Quonset, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OQUFIG. A THE SKY OVER N. KINGSTON/QUONSETSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTTITLEN. Kingston/Quonset, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OQUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OQU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 46.4 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at N. Kingston/Quonset: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.4, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OQUFIG. B THE AIR AT N. KINGSTON/QUONSETTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.0 FTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 46.4 FSPREAD 10.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEN. Kingston/Quonset, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OQUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OQU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at N. Kingston/Quonset, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OQUFIG. C THE WIND AT N. KINGSTON/QUONSETPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEN. Kingston/Quonset, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OQUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OQU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of N. Kingston/Quonset, in 6 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 Wakefield-Peace Dale

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Wakefield-Peace Dale

River and lake gauges