Providence, Rhode Island weather · now
Mostly Clear
- Feels
- 85°
- High / Low
- 88° / 66°
- Wind
- 41 mph WNW
- Humidity
- 48%
Current weather and 7-day forecast for Providence, Rhode Island, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect mostly sunny today. Today's high is 88° with a low near 66°. 1 active weather alert in effect.
What to wear today
Loose, light, and water nearby
88°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.
Next 24 hours
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12 PM
86°
0%
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2 PM
88°
1%
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4 PM
88°
2%
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6 PM
86°
2%
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8 PM
81°
3%
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10 PM
75°
1%
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12 AM
72°
0%
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2 AM
70°
1%
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4 AM
68°
1%
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6 AM
66°
1%
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8 AM
70°
0%
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10 AM
78°
0%
Live radar
View full radar →7 days
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Today 8/11
Mostly Sunny 3% 88° · 66° - 12 PM
86° Mostly Sunny - 1 PM
87° Mostly Sunny 1% - 2 PM
88° Sunny 1% - 3 PM
88° Sunny 1% - 4 PM
88° Partly Sunny 2% - 5 PM
88° Mostly Sunny 2% - 6 PM
86° Partly Cloudy 2% - 7 PM
84° Partly Cloudy 3% - 8 PM
81° Mostly Clear 3% - 9 PM
77° Mostly Clear 2% - 10 PM
75° Mostly Clear 1% - 11 PM
74° Mostly Clear
- 12 PM
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Wed 8/12
Mostly Sunny 6% 85° · 65° - 12 AM
72° Mostly Clear - 1 AM
71° Partly Cloudy 1% - 2 AM
70° Partly Cloudy 1% - 3 AM
68° Mostly Cloudy 1% - 4 AM
68° Partly Cloudy 1% - 5 AM
68° Partly Cloudy 1% - 6 AM
66° Mostly Sunny 1% - 7 AM
68° Mostly Sunny - 8 AM
70° Mostly Sunny - 9 AM
73° Sunny - 10 AM
78° Sunny - 11 AM
80° Sunny - 12 PM
82° Sunny - 1 PM
83° Sunny - 2 PM
84° Sunny - 3 PM
85° Sunny - 4 PM
85° Mostly Sunny - 5 PM
85° Partly Sunny - 6 PM
83° Mostly Cloudy 1% - 7 PM
81° Mostly Clear 2% - 8 PM
79° Mostly Clear 3% - 9 PM
74° Mostly Clear 3% - 10 PM
72° Mostly Clear 3% - 11 PM
71° Mostly Clear 3%
- 12 AM
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Thu 8/13
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37% 85° · 65° - 12 AM
70° Mostly Clear 3% - 1 AM
68° Mostly Clear 4% - 2 AM
67° Mostly Clear 4% - 3 AM
67° Partly Cloudy 5% - 4 AM
66° Partly Cloudy 5% - 5 AM
67° Partly Cloudy 6% - 6 AM
67° Mostly Sunny 9% - 7 AM
69° Mostly Sunny 12% - 8 AM
71° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15% - 9 AM
74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16% - 10 AM
78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16% - 11 AM
81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17% - 12 PM
83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19% - 1 PM
84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22% - 2 PM
84° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24% - 3 PM
85° Chance Rain Showers 28% - 4 PM
85° Chance Rain Showers 33% - 5 PM
84° Chance Rain Showers 37% - 6 PM
82° Chance Rain Showers 34% - 7 PM
79° Chance Rain Showers 31% - 8 PM
77° Chance Rain Showers 28% - 9 PM
75° Chance Rain Showers 27% - 10 PM
73° Chance Rain Showers 26% - 11 PM
72° Chance Rain Showers 25%
- 12 AM
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Fri 8/14
Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 22% 82° · 58° - 12 AM
71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23% - 1 AM
70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20% - 2 AM
69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18% - 3 AM
68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17% - 4 AM
67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17% - 5 AM
67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16% - 6 AM
66° Sunny 14% - 7 AM
67° Sunny 12% - 8 AM
68° Sunny 10% - 9 AM
71° Sunny 10% - 10 AM
74° Sunny 10% - 11 AM
77° Sunny 9% - 12 PM
79° Sunny 9% - 1 PM
81° Sunny 9% - 2 PM
81° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19% - 3 PM
82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20% - 4 PM
82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21% - 5 PM
81° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22% - 6 PM
78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18% - 7 PM
76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 8 PM
74° Mostly Clear 12% - 9 PM
72° Mostly Clear 8% - 10 PM
69° Mostly Clear 5% - 11 PM
67° Mostly Clear 1%
- 12 AM
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Sat 8/15
Sunny 1% 81° · 58° - 12 AM
65° Mostly Clear 1% - 1 AM
63° Mostly Clear 1% - 2 AM
62° Clear 1% - 3 AM
60° Clear - 4 AM
59° Clear - 5 AM
59° Clear - 6 AM
59° Sunny - 7 AM
61° Sunny - 8 AM
63° Sunny - 9 AM
66° Sunny 1% - 10 AM
70° Sunny 1% - 11 AM
74° Sunny 1% - 12 PM
76° Sunny 1% - 1 PM
78° Sunny 1% - 2 PM
79° Sunny 1% - 3 PM
80° Sunny 1% - 4 PM
81° Sunny 1% - 5 PM
81° Sunny 1% - 6 PM
79° Mostly Clear 1% - 7 PM
77° Mostly Clear 1% - 8 PM
74° Partly Cloudy 1% - 9 PM
71° Partly Cloudy 1% - 10 PM
68° Partly Cloudy - 11 PM
66° Partly Cloudy
- 12 AM
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Sun 8/16
Sunny 36% 81° · 62° - 12 AM
64° Partly Cloudy - 1 AM
63° Partly Cloudy 1% - 2 AM
62° Mostly Clear 1% - 3 AM
61° Mostly Clear 1% - 4 AM
59° Mostly Clear 1% - 5 AM
59° Mostly Clear 1% - 6 AM
59° Sunny 1% - 7 AM
61° Sunny 1% - 8 AM
63° Sunny 1% - 9 AM
67° Sunny 1% - 10 AM
71° Sunny 1% - 11 AM
75° Sunny 1% - 12 PM
77° Sunny 2% - 1 PM
78° Sunny 3% - 2 PM
79° Mostly Sunny 4% - 3 PM
80° Mostly Sunny 5% - 4 PM
80° Mostly Sunny 5% - 5 PM
80° Mostly Sunny 6% - 6 PM
79° Partly Cloudy 8% - 7 PM
76° Partly Cloudy 11% - 8 PM
74° Partly Cloudy 7% - 9 PM
72° Partly Cloudy 9% - 10 PM
70° Partly Cloudy 10% - 11 PM
68° Partly Cloudy 11%
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Mon 8/17
Chance Rain Showers 44% 79° · 62° - 12 AM
67° Partly Cloudy 13% - 1 AM
66° Partly Cloudy 14% - 2 AM
66° Chance Rain Showers 27% - 3 AM
65° Chance Rain Showers 30% - 4 AM
64° Chance Rain Showers 33% - 5 AM
64° Chance Rain Showers 36% - 6 AM
64° Chance Rain Showers 37% - 7 AM
65° Chance Rain Showers 37% - 8 AM
67° Chance Rain Showers 43% - 9 AM
69° Chance Rain Showers 43% - 10 AM
72° Chance Rain Showers 44% - 11 AM
74° Chance Rain Showers 44% - 12 PM
75° Chance Rain Showers 43% - 1 PM
76° Chance Rain Showers 42% - 2 PM
77° Chance Rain Showers 36% - 3 PM
78° Chance Rain Showers 35% - 4 PM
78° Chance Rain Showers 34% - 5 PM
78° Chance Rain Showers 32% - 6 PM
77° Chance Rain Showers 30% - 7 PM
75° Chance Rain Showers 28% - 8 PM
73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19% - 9 PM
71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17% - 10 PM
70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 11 PM
68° Partly Cloudy 14%
- 12 AM
Extended outlook days 8–16
- Tue 8/18
Cloudy 23% 85° · 60° - Wed 8/19
Cloudy 8% 85° · 62° - Thu 8/20
Rain Showers 14% 86° · 65° - Fri 8/21
Cloudy 17% 85° · 61° - Sat 8/22
Drizzle 26% 85° · 70° - Sun 8/23
Rain Showers 22% 70° · 60° - Mon 8/24
Mostly Sunny 16% 74° · 51° - Tue 8/25
Mostly Sunny 16% 75° · 51° - Wed 8/26
Sunny 26% 76° · 52°
Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.
Best day this week
Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.
Saturday, 8/15
Sunny, 81° / 58°
- Tomorrow
85°65° - Thu
85°65° - Fri
82°58° - Sat
81°58° - Sun
81°62° - Mon
79°62°
Best time to head outside
Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.
- RunTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 59°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - BikeTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 66°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - GolfTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 66°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - PicnicTomorrow 7 AM
comfortable at 68°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - Magic ShowAnytime
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Climate normals
What weather to expect in Providence
Providence in August typically averages 79° highs and 62° lows, with about 13 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 83°); the coldest is January (average low 20°). May is the wettest month on average.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34° | 20° | 12 |
| Feb | 35° | 20° | 11 |
| Mar | 50° | 32° | 15 |
| Apr | 59° | 41° | 14 |
| May | 68° | 51° | 17 |
| Jun | 80° | 62° | 12 |
| Jul | 83° | 66° | 15 |
| Aug | 79° | 62° | 13 |
| Sep | 74° | 57° | 8 |
| Oct | 63° | 47° | 7 |
| Nov | 52° | 37° | 11 |
| Dec | 39° | 25° | 14 |
Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.
More for Providence
Detailed forecast (NWS)
- Today
- Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
- Wednesday
- Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
- Thursday
- A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 2 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Friday
- A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 5 to 12 mph.