Forecast Details for Cranston, RI

Recent Locations: Cranston, RI

Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Patchy fog before 7am. High near 62. South wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Patchy dense fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday: A chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. North wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 3am. Patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Northeast wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: A chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph.

Sunday: A chance of showers after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

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Weather Topic: What is Drizzle?

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Drizzle Next Topic: Evaporation

Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are smaller than raindrops.

Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle, a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface. Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can potentially result in hazardous road conditions.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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