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The National Weather Service has released its weather forecast for Newport for Thursday, July 4, which is partly sunny and includes a 30% chance of showers at night.

Independence Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73 degrees. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph.​

Thursday Night: Isolated showers before 9 pm, then a chance of showers after 10 pm. Patchy fog after 5 am. Otherwise, it is mostly cloudy, with a low of around 67 degrees. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%.

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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...

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