What's Up in Newport County today: Thursday, March 4

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This story was originally published on March 5, 2021.

Good Morning!

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>> At 1 pm today, Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Health will host their weekly COVID-19 briefing. What’s Up Newp will carry it live on our website as it happens.

>> Newport City Council will not host their weekly COVID-19 Crisis Update today, that meeting has been canceled.

>> Gina Raimondo was sworn in as U.S. Secretary of Commerce last night. Raimondo will join Stephanie Ruhle this morning on MSNBC at 9 am for an exclusive interview to discuss her key priorities for the U.S. Dept. of Commerce.

>> After nearly a year, basketball nets are beginning to return across Newport. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center shared the following on Wednesday;

You know what we call this? HOPE! The basketball hoops are back up on the court behind the MLK. Thanks @cityofnewportri!

What’s Up in Newport County Today

Happy Birthday today to Jack Corey, Jay Flanders, John “Choppy: Marshall, Derrick Marquiss, Leigh Anne Cooper, Liam Geer, Karl Nelson, and Michael Harrison!

Weather Forecast

Today – Sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight – Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Marine Forecast

Small Craft Advisory in effect from March 4, 09:00 AM EST until March 5, 09:00 PM EST
Today – WNW wind 6 to 9 kt increasing to 11 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight – WNW wind 12 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 27 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
The current water temperature in Newport is 37°F.

Sun, Moon, & Tide