Newport Pell Bridge
The Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, a suspension bridge that connects Newport and Jamestown, crossing the Narragansett Bay. It was built in 1969 and is featured on the reverse of the Rhode Island quarter. CC-BY-SA-3.0/Matt H. Wade at Wikipedia Matt H. Wade - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:UpstateNYer Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Credit: CC-BY-SA-3.0/Matt H. Wade at Wikipedia / Matt H. Wade

Newport, RI – Here’s a look at what’s up for weather and things to do in and around Newport today.

Weather:

  • Today – Rain and thunderstorms, mainly before 11 am. High near 59. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
  • Tonight – Clear, with a low around 41. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Marine:

  • Small Craft Advisory in effect through this afternoon
  • Today –S winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Waves around 5 ft. Rain with tstms likely this morning.
  • Tonight – W winds 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves around 3 ft, except 5 to 6 ft at the Bay entrance.
  • Coastal Water Temperature – 53.1 °F

Sun, Moon, Tide:

  • The sun rose in Newport at 7:13 am and sunset will be at 5:45 pm.
  • The first low tide was at 3:52 am and the next low tide will be at 4:42 pm. The first high tide will be at 10:59 am and the next high tide at 11:33 pm.
  • Today we have 10 hours and 32 minutes of sun. The solar transit will be at 12:29 pm.
  • The lunar phase is a Waning Gibbous. Moon age is 18 days, lighting is 88%.

Cruise Ship Schedule

  1. Sunday, Nov. 4 – Siver Spirit (Capacity: 540 passengers)
  2. Monday, Nov. 5 – Seven Seas Navigator (Capacity: 490 passengers)

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Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...