Forecast and Conditions for Hope Valley, Rhode Island

Updated: 5:17 PM EDT on July 24, 2008
Observed at Arcadia, Hope Valley, Rhode Island
Temperature 71.1 °F / 21.7 °C
Humidity 79%
Dew Point 64 °F / 18 °C
Wind South at 5.0 mph / 8.0 km/h
Pressure 30.00 in / 1015.8 hPa (Steady)
Conditions Light Rain
Visibility 3.0 miles / 4.8 kilometers
Clouds Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 1600 ft / 487 m
Overcast (OVC) : 2400 ft / 731 m
Yesterday's Maximum 78 °F / 25 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 67 °F / 19 °C
Normal high 83 °F / 28 °C
Normal low 65 °F / 18 °C
Record high 94 °F / 34 °C (1987)
Record low 52 °F / 11 °C (1950)
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days 0
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days 8
Sunrise05:34 AM (EDT)
Sunset08:11 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise11:06 PM (EDT)
Moon Set12:15 PM (EDT)
Moon Phase
High Surf Advisory, Areal Flood Watch
Statement as of 4:46 PM EDT on July 24, 2008


... High surf advisory remains in effect until 8 am EDT Friday...

A high surf advisory remains in effect until 8 am EDT Friday.

Building seas south of New England will reach 8 to 10 feet this
evening and then diminish below 7 feet by Friday morning.

A rip current... sometimes mistakenly called an undertow... is a
strong but narrow current of water flowing from the beach to the
surf zone. It can rapidly carry a swimmer into deeper water and
exhaust an individual trying to swim against it.

If you are a poor swimmer and are caught in a rip current... swim
parallel to the beach until out of its pull. Another means of
escape for those who are good swimmers is to ride the current out
beyond the surf zone where the rip current dissipates... then swim
toward shore outside the effect of the narrow rip current.

Do not attempt to swim back to shore directly against the
current... it can exhaust and drown even the strongest swimmer.

Heed the advice of the beach patrol and swim only at guarded
beaches. Watch your children. Be especially cautious near piers
and jetties where rip currents can be enhanced.




350 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2008

... Flood Watch remains in effect until 2 am EDT Friday...

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of northern Connecticut... Massachusetts... southern
New Hampshire and Rhode Island... including the following
areas... in northern Connecticut... Windham CT. In
Massachusetts... central Middlesex MA... eastern Essex MA...
eastern Norfolk MA... eastern Plymouth MA... northern Bristol
MA... northern Middlesex MA... northern Worcester MA... southeast
Middlesex MA... southern Bristol MA... southern Plymouth MA...
southern Worcester MA... Suffolk MA... western Essex MA...
western Norfolk MA and western Plymouth MA. In southern New
Hampshire... eastern Hillsborough NH and western and central
Hillsborough NH. In Rhode Island... Bristol RI... eastern Kent
RI... Newport RI... northwest Providence RI... southeast
Providence RI... Washington RI and western Kent RI.

* Until 2 am EDT Friday

* tropical moisture ahead of an approaching cold front continues to
bring numerous showers and thunderstorms to the region. Some
thunderstorms may bring localized heavy downpours of 1 to 3 inches
in one hour. As a result... the threat of flooding still exists.

* Drier... more stable air will begin to work its way eastward into
the Fitchburg to Worcester region as well as the Putnam Connecticut
area over the next few hours.

This product... along with other weather... hydrological and climate
information... is available on the web at http://weather.Gov/box.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.




Forecast as of 5:05 PM EDT on July 24, 2008

Now
At 6 PM...showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Temperature around 73. South winds around 15 mph. At 8 PM...showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Temperature around 72. South winds 10 to 15 mph. At 10 PM...showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Temperature around 71. South winds around 10 mph.
Forecast as of 4:24 PM EDT on July 24, 2008

High surf advisory in effect until 8 am EDT Friday...
Tonight
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms this evening... then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Friday
Sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Sunday
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening... then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Monday
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning... then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Tuesday
Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
Tuesday Night and Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80.
Wednesday Night and Thursday
Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 70s.
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