Forecast and Conditions for Newport, Rhode Island

Updated: 4:53 AM EDT on July 09, 2008 Observed at Newport, Rhode Island
Temperature	68 °F / 20 °C
Humidity	90%
Dew Point	65 °F / 18 °C
Wind	SSW at 6 mph / 9 km/h
Pressure	29.87 in / 1011 hPa (Rising)
Conditions	Clear
Visibility	7.0 miles / 11.3 kilometers
Clouds	Clear (CLR) : -
Yesterday's Maximum	82 °F / 28 °C
Yesterday's Minimum	70 °F / 21 °C
Normal high	78 °F / 25 °C
Normal low	63 °F / 17 °C
Record high	96 °F / 35 °C (1981)
Record low	54 °F / 12 °C (1984)
Sunrise	05:20 AM (EDT)
Sunset	08:20 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise	12:44 PM (EDT)
Moon Set	11:50 PM (EDT)
Moon Phase

High Surf Advisory Statement as of 3:35 am EDT on July 9, 2008

... High surf advisory in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 8 am
EDT Thursday...

The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a high surf
advisory... which is in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 8 am
EDT Thursday.

High surf will produce dangerous rip currents along south facing
beaches this afternoon through tonight.

Persistent southwest flow has resulted in seas up to 5 feet over the
waters just south of Block Island and Marthas Vineyard. As southwest
winds increase today... seas over the offshore waters will build up to
7 feet later today.

The southwest winds will push these higher seas toward the South
Coast with high surf developing this afternoon through tonight. Surf
heights along south coastal beaches will increase up to 5 feet. This
high surf will result in a high risk of dangerous rip currents
developing this afternoon for south facing beaches.

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.

Kjc

Forecast as of 5:05 am EDT on July 9, 2008

Now
At 6 am...partly sunny. Temperature around 71. South winds 5 to 10 mph. At 8 am...mostly sunny. Temperature around 74. Southwest winds around 10 mph. At 10 am...sunny. Temperature around 77. South winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.

Forecast as of 3:33 am EDT on July 9, 2008
High surf advisory in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to 8 am EDT Thursday...

	Today Partly sunny. Isolated showers this afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
	Tonight Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Humid with lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
	Thursday Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the morning...then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs around 80. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
	Thursday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph...becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
	Friday Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds around 5 mph...becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
	Friday Night and Saturday Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs around 80.
	Saturday Night Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
	Sunday Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
	Sunday Night Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
	Monday Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 40 percent.
	Monday Night Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
	Tuesday Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.