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Block Island, Rhode Island
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Almanac
Average High: 74°
Average Low: 61°
Record high/year: 88° (1983)
Record low/year: 52° (1957)
Sunrise: 5:18 AM
Sunset: 8:22 PM
Detailed History
Sun and Moon
Sunrise: 05:18 AM (EDT)
Moon Rise: 05:39 PM (EDT)
Sunset: 08:22 PM (EDT)
Moon Set: 01:58 AM (EDT)
Moon Phase
Nowcast as of 7:05 PM EDT on July 3, 2009
Now
At 8 PM...mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Temperature around 66. Southwest winds around 10 mph. At 10 PM...mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Temperature around 65. West winds around 10 mph. At 12 am...mostly cloudy. Temperature around 64. West winds around 10 mph.
Next 12 Hours
Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database
5-Day Forecast
Forecast for Block Island
Tonight
Partly cloudy early...then becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms early...then isolated showers and thunderstorms this evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Independence Day
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Monday through Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the lower 60s.
Friday
Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Record Report
Statement as of 2:05 am CDT on July 03, 2009
... Record high temperatures set at Baton Rouge and Audubon Park
... Record high temperatures tied at New Orleans international and
Lakefront airports...
a record high temperature of 102 degrees was set at Baton Rouge
yesterday. This breaks the old record of 99 set in 1978.
A record high temperature of 101 degrees was set at New Orleans
Audubon Park yesterday. This breaks the old record of 97 degrees set
in 1969.
The record high temperature of 98 degrees was tied at New Orleans
International Airport yesterday. The previous record was set in
1969.
The record high temperature of 97 degrees was tied at New Orleans
Lakefront Airport yesterday. The previous record was set in 1996.
Local Storm Report
07/02/2009 0359 PM
New Orleans, Orleans Parish.
Hail e0.50 inch, reported by public.
Public reported Marble sized hail on Magazine street in
the French quarter.
07/02/2009 0359 PM
New Orleans, Orleans Parish.
Hail e0.50 inch, reported by public.
Public reported Marble sized hail on Magazine street in
the French quarter.
Personal Weather Stations
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Location: Block Island Water Tower, New Shoreham, RI Updated: 7:35 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 66.5 °F | Dew Point: 66 °F | Humidity: 100% | Wind: SW at 12.0 mph | Pressure: 29.77 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Champlins Road - near Coast Guard, Block Island, RI Updated: 7:35 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 66.9 °F | Dew Point: 66 °F | Humidity: 96% | Wind: North at 3.0 mph | Pressure: 29.70 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: RAWS NINIGRET RI US, Wakefield, RI Updated: 6:25 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 69 °F | Dew Point: 65 °F | Humidity: 88% | Wind: SSW at 3 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Near Charlestown Beach, Charlestown, RI Updated: 7:35 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 68.9 °F | Dew Point: 66 °F | Humidity: 91% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 29.72 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Wakefield, RI Updated: 7:35 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 68.7 °F | Dew Point: 62 °F | Humidity: 80% | Wind: WSW at 8.0 mph | Pressure: 29.88 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: APRSWXNET Westerly RI US, Westerly, RI Updated: 7:04 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 69 °F | Dew Point: 65 °F | Humidity: 87% | Wind: WSW at 1 mph | Pressure: 29.78 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Near Charlestown School, Charlestown, RI Updated: 7:20 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 70.7 °F | Dew Point: 64 °F | Humidity: 79% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 29.80 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 72 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Potter Hill, Westerly, RI Updated: 7:33 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 71.4 °F | Dew Point: 55 °F | Humidity: 56% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 29.91 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 76 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: MesoWest UNIV OF RI AT PECKHAM FARMS NR K RI US CRN, Kingston, RI Updated: 7:00 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 70 °F | Dew Point: - | Humidity: - | Wind: North at 2 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: MesoWest UNIV OF RI ON PLAINS ROAD NR KIN RI US CRN, Kingston, RI Updated: 7:00 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 70 °F | Dew Point: - | Humidity: - | Wind: North at 3 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: NOS_NWLON Montauk, NY, Montauk, NY Updated: 6:54 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: °F | Dew Point: - | Humidity: - | Wind: Calm | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Montauk School, NY Updated: 7:35 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 69.0 °F | Dew Point: 68 °F | Humidity: 95% | Wind: SW at 6.0 mph | Pressure: 29.92 in | Hourly Precipitation: 8.90 in | Heat Index: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Usquepaugh, Richmond, RI Updated: 7:30 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 70.0 °F | Dew Point: 59 °F | Humidity: 67% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 29.41 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: - | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Pettaquamscutt Lake, Saunderstown, RI Updated: 7:35 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 71.2 °F | Dew Point: 60 °F | Humidity: 68% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 29.20 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 75 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Hawks Nest Point, Fishers Island, NY Updated: 7:35 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 73.0 °F | Dew Point: 67 °F | Humidity: 80% | Wind: North at - | Pressure: 29.64 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 73 °F | Historical Graphs |
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NWS Forecaster Discussion
400 fxus61 kbox 032110 afdbox Area forecast discussion National Weather Service Taunton Massachusetts 510 PM EDT Friday Jul 3 2009 Synopsis... low pressure over the northeast moves to Quebec Sat forcing a cold front across our area. Drier weather arrives Sunday into Monday. The middle of next week may become unsettled as very warm air tries to invade the northeast USA for a day or 2. && Near term /until 6 am Saturday morning/... scattered showers and thunderstorms were affecting portions of the region late this afternoon. This in response to a cold pool aloft and marginal instability. Despite rather weak wind fields...500 mb temperatures will continue to bring the potential for some hail with the strongest storms into the early evening hours. Mainly pea size hail is expected...but a few of the storms may become severe and produce penny to nickel size hail. The best chance for this will be just northwest of the I-95 corridor where there is a bit better surface convergence based on the latest surface observations. Otherwise...any storms that go up may produce heavy rainfall and localized flooding. With the saturated ground from the heavy rains of the last few days...will continue the Flood Watch into the early evening hours for localized flooding. However...widespread flooding is not expected. Otherwise...expect the scattered showers and thunderstorms should come to an end by middle to late evening with the loss of daytime heating. Otherwise...expect quiet weather during the overnight hours with lows mainly in the lower 60s. && Short term /6 am Saturday morning through Saturday night/... Saturday... a strong shortwave will drop down in northwest flow aloft. This will bring an area of very cold air aloft into the northern and eastern sections of our region...with 500 mb temperatures dropping to between -15c and -17c. Middle level lapse rates are expected to increase to between 6.5 and 7 c/km across southern New Hampshire/northeast Massachusetts. At the same time though...drier air will be working in from the northwest. There looks to be a small window from middle to late morning into the early afternoon...where marginal instability may combine with increasing wind fields and cold air aloft. This may bring a few strong thunderstorms into our northern and eastern sections of the County Warning Area. Both the GFS and sref ensembles indicate the potential for around 500 j/kg of cape across southern New Hampshire/northeast Massachusetts. Therefore...will include a few hours of chance probability of precipitation in this region and quickly taper probability of precipitation down southwestward. Either way the most of the day should be dry...other than the risk for a brief shower or thunderstorm. Uncertainty revolves around this forecast since there is a relatively small window...before the dry air comes rushing into the region. However...the potential exists for a few strong thunderstorms across southern New Hampshire/northeast Massachusetts from middle morning into the early afternoon. What ever happens...any risk for convection should come to an end by late afternoon. High temperatures should reach into the lower 80s with partly sunny skies and a westerly flow of air. In fact...we expect wind gusts to around 25 miles per hour in the late morning and afternoon. Saturday night... a dry night is expected across southern New England but is may be a bit breezy into the early evening. The dry airmass should allow low temperatures to fall mainly into the 50s...with lower 60s in the urban heat islands of Boston. && Long term /Sunday through Friday/... Sunday...dry with Maritimes low pressure the primary influence resulting in a gusty west wind. A very nice Sunday. Another area of low pressure should remain far enough south to barely threaten the S coast at night. Temperatures are 12z GFS MOS blended with the 4am kbox forecast. Wind gusts are 12z NAM mxg heights and gust along. Monday-Tuesday...continuity with sort of an in between transition. Could be a late Monday afternoon thunderstorm in the interior. Lots of uncertainty. Wed-Thu...model disparity prevails but it seems as Wednesday is vulnerable to a shower or thunderstorm. Then on Thursday we have a probable dry forecast as high pressure moves overhead. Next Friday...warm air advection from the west. Gefs is cooler than the ec and even the 12z GFS op run so have 50 50 blended the 12z GFS mosguide with the 4am kbox forecast. If anything...we think next Friday could be warmer than normal but confidence on this solution is less than normal. Forecast winds this Sunday/Monday are 50 50 blend GFS mosguide and NAM through 84 hours then 50/50 12z GFS MOS and 4am EDT kbox forecast for the next Tuesday-Friday time frame. Forecast sky...50 50 blend of the 12z GFS MOS guide and the 4am EDT kbox forecast Sunday-Friday though I added 20-30 percent skycvr next Friday...this due to the warm air advection pattern as the hot produce in the nations middle section tries to intrude under west-northwest flow aloft-NE periphery of the middle USA ridge. && Aviation /21z Friday through Wednesday/... scattered showers/thunderstorms are developing under cold pool aloft. Main concentration at 18z is from bdl-pvd and sref probs for cape>500 j/kg is capturing this area very well. Sref suggests greatest coverage of convection through this afternoon will be near or just west of i95 corridor. Brief MVFR/IFR conditions with brief downpours and possible hail will accompany any thunderstorms...otherwise VFR ceilings expected. Meanwhile...stratus deck south of the cape is eroding so mainly VFR expected this afternoon fmh-hya-ack. Tonight...widely scattered MVFR showers and thunderstorms possible early...otherwise VFR. IFR St/fog may develop at ack by 00z...and over interior terminals and hya/fmh after 06z. Saturday...local IFR possible early...otherwise VFR. Scattered showers/thunderstorms associated with next shortwave may bring brief MVFR conditions 14-18z...primarily mht-orh-bos. Rapid drying occurring after 18z with west wind gusts to 25 knots possible. Outlook /Sunday through Wednesday/... Generally VFR. West wind gusts to 25 kts possible Sunday 17z-23z. && Marine... tonight...a few thunderstorms will affect the waters this evening. The strongest storms may contain brief gusty winds and hail. Otherwise...seas over the outer waters will generally be between 2 and 4 feet. However...5 foot seas may flirt with the outer-waters. Saturday...enough westerly flow expected to bring seas to 5 feet across our southern outer-waters...so will hoist a Small Craft Advisory in this region. In addition...westerly flow and good mixing support 20 to 25 knot wind gusts especially near shore. Later shifts will have to consider a Small Craft Advisory for the rest of our region...but confidence not high enough to hoist at this time. Saturday night...winds and seas should drop below Small Craft Advisory thresholds. Outlook /Sunday through Wednesday/... No headlines at this time though westerly wind gusts to 25 knots Sun afternoon may prompt a partial east Massachusetts coast short term Small Craft Advisory. && Box watches/warnings/advisories... CT...Flash Flood Watch until 8 PM EDT this evening for ctz002>004. Massachusetts...Flash Flood Watch until 8 PM EDT this evening for maz002>021- 026. New Hampshire...Flash Flood Watch until 8 PM EDT this evening for nhz011-012- 015. Rhode Island...Flash Flood Watch until 8 PM EDT this evening for riz001>007. Marine...Small Craft Advisory from 9 am to 6 PM EDT Saturday for anz254- 255. && $$ Synopsis...wtb/drag/Strauss near term...Frank short term...Frank long term...drag 509 aviation...kjc/drag 509 marine...drag/Frank