According to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service, showers are likely today, with a high near 53 degrees.

Friday Forecast

Friday: Rain, mainly before 7am. High near 53. Southeast wind 13 to 16 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

7-Day Forecast

Friday: Rain, mainly before 7am. High near 53. Southeast wind 13 to 16 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Saturday: Scattered showers, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Sunday: A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West wind 9 to 11 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 8 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. South wind 9 to 13 mph.

Ryan Belmore

Ryan Belmore is the Owner and Publisher of What'sUpNewp.  He has been involved with What’sUpNewp since shortly after its launch in 2012, proudly leading it to be named Best Local News Blog in Rhode Island by Rhode Island Monthly readers in 2018, 2019, and 2020 and an honorable mention in the Common Good Awards in 2021.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Potter League For Animals. He previously served on the boards of Fort Adams Trust, Lucy's Hearth, and the Arts & Cultural Alliance for Newport County.

In 2020, he was named Member of the Year by LION and won the Arts & Cultural Alliance of Newport County's Dominque Award.

He is a member of Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the North American Snowsports Journalists Association.

Born and raised in Rhode Island, he spent 39 years living in Rhode Island before recently moving to Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife and two rescue dogs. He still considers Rhode Island home, and visits at least once a month.