Forecast Details for Newport, RI

Recent Locations: Drewsville, NH Newport, RI

Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a slight chance of rain after 4pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 3am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 2am, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Northwest wind around 8 mph.

Independence Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 8 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?

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The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense. The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.

Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types. They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.

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