The Newport Car Museum, which features 60 cars and 50,000 square feet of exhibit area, has been nominated by USA Today for Best New Attraction in 2017. (Photos courtesy of NCM)

Here’s a look at what’s happening out there today.

Weather Forecast:

  • Today – A slight chance of rain before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight – Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Marine Forecast:

  • Gale Warning in effect from 10 am EST this morning through this afternoon
  • Today – W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves around 5 ft. A slight chance of showers this morning.
  • Tonight – W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Waves around 3 ft, except 5 to 6 ft at the Bay entrance.

Sun, Moon, & Tide:

  • The sun will rise in Newport at 7:11 am and sunset will be at 4:34 pm.
  • The first low tide was at 2:46 am and the next low tide will be at 3:24 pm. The first high tide will be at 9:46 am and the next high tide at 10:09 pm.
  • Today we will have 9 hours and 23 minutes of sun. The solar transit will be at 11:52 am.
  • The lunar phase is a Waxing Crescent. Moon age is 3 days, lighting is 8%.

Things To Do: