Forecast and Conditions for Providence, Rhode Island

Updated: 5:21 PM EDT on July 24, 2008 Observed at Cherry Hill, Johnston, Rhode Island
Temperature	68.3 °F / 20.2 °C
Humidity	100%
Dew Point	68 °F / 20 °C
Wind	WSW at 0.0 mph / 0.0 km/h
Pressure	29.88 in / 1011.7 hPa (Falling)
Conditions	Heavy Rain
Visibility	1.5 miles / 2.4 kilometers
Clouds	Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 1500 ft / 457 m Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 2200 ft / 670 m Overcast (OVC) : 4300 ft / 1310 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
Sunrise	05:32 AM (EDT)
Sunset	08:11 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise	11:05 PM (EDT)
Moon Set	12:14 PM (EDT)
Moon Phase

Flood Warning Statement as of 12:49 PM EDT on July 24, 2008

The National Weather Service in Taunton, MA has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the Pawtuxet River at Cranston.
* From this evening to Friday morning... or until the warning is
cancelled.
* At 12:16 PM Thursday the stage was 5.7 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by this evening and continue to
rise to near 9.3 feet this evening. The river will fall below
flood stage by after midnight tonight.
* Impact... at 9.5 feet... parking lots and roads are flooded in low
lying areas of Warwick and Cranston near the Pawtuxet River.
Impacted roads include River Street... Pioneer Avenue... bellows
street and venturi Avenue in Warwick.

Areal Flood Watch Statement as of 3:50 PM EDT on July 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
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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 likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Temperature around 74. South winds around 15 mph. At 8 PM...showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Temperature around 73. South winds around 15 mph. At 10 PM...showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Temperature around 72. South winds around 10 mph.

Forecast as of 4:24 PM EDT on July 24, 2008
Flood Watch in effect until 2 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 Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
	Friday Night Mostly 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 upper 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. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
	Sunday and Sunday Night Showers and thunderstorms likely. Patchy fog in the morning. Patchy fog after midnight. Highs in the lower 80s. 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 mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
	Monday Night Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. 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 in the lower 80s.
	Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows in the mid 60s.
	Thursday Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning... then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 30 percent.