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Beaches/Rhode Island/Calf Pasture Beach
Calf Pasture Beach, Rhode Island
Beach in Washington County, Rhode IslandGale Watch, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves around 3 feet expected. For the Gale Watch, northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and waves 2 to 4 feet possible. * WHERE...Narragansett Bay. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 8 AM to 6 PM EDT Friday. For the Gale Watch, from Friday evening through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and seas.
51°
69°/49°
Clear·
Feels like 51°·Light breeze 5 mph SSE
Alert. A Gale Watch is in force for Calf Pasture Beach until 8 PM tomorrow. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely this morning, from about 10 AM, the chance peaking at 73% around 11 AM.
Now. Calf Pasture Beach is 51° and clear at 1 AM. The dew point is 46°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the south-southeast at 5 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 67° by 2 PM. Tonight falls to about 46° by 8 AM, under cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 61°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 53°. Rain is likely tomorrow (84%). Frost is possible Sunday morning, a low of 36°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:03 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 9:51 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 11 hours 5 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
31Air quality
69%Humidity
3%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
51feels51
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
6949
97%
17mph
Sat
Oct 17
5344
84%
15mph
Sun
Oct 18
5536
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
5941
12%
Tue
Oct 20
6144
15%
12mph
Wed
Oct 21
6046
14mph
Thu
Oct 22
5844
partly cloudy day
51°
69°49°
53°44°
55°36°
59°41°
61°44°
60°46°
58°44°
As of 1:00 AM in Calf Pasture Beach, Rhode Island.
Air quality
The air at Calf Pasture Beach
Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Coastal (RI), 11 miles off.
31Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good8.7 mi
- Ozone31Good34 ppb8.7 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide6Good6.4 ppb15.4 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb13.2 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm15.4 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 43, good.
GoodModerate
- 43YesterdayOct 15
- 39TodayOct 16
- 31SatOct 17
- 11SunOct 18
Smoke, the next 44 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Calf Pasture Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Calf Pasture Beach, the next 44 hours
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 7 PM, under a mile for 3 hours.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing SSE 161°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Rip current risk today: moderate
The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.
A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.
Surf and swim
The surf zone forecast for Washington RI, and the waves at buoy 44020, 58.8 mi away.
Rest of today
- Rip current risk
- Moderate
- Surf height
- 2 to 3 feet
- Water temperature
- In the mid 60s
- UV index
- Moderate
Waves at buoy 44020, Nantucket Sound
- Wave height
- 0.7 ft
- Period
- -
- From
- -
- Water
- 62 °F
- Read
- Fri 12:20 AM
- Distance
- 58.8 mi
Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12:20 AM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 11:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 10:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | ESE (114°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 4 s | E (96°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | NNE (21°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | NNE (30°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | NNE (15°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | N (8°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | N (5°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | NNE (12°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | N (359°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | N (1°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 4 s | N (350°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | N (352°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | N (350°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | NNW (328°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 3 s | NW (321°) |
| Thu 4:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 3 s | NNW (327°) |
| Thu 3:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | NNW (341°) |
| Thu 2:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 2 s | NW (318°) |
| Thu 1:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 2 s | W (268°) |
Surf zone forecast
Washington RI, including Narragansett, Charlestown, and Westerly. Issued 4:09 PM EDT Thu Oct 15.
| Forecast | Rest of today | Friday |
|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | Moderate | Low |
| Surf height | 2 to 3 feet | 3 to 6 feet |
| Water temperature | In the mid 60s | - |
| UV index | Moderate | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None | None |
| Weather | Sunny | Cloudy. Patchy fog. Showers |
| High temperature | In the lower 60s | In the upper 60s |
| Winds | East winds around 5 mph | South winds 15 to 20 mph |
| Tides | Watch Hill PointHigh 2.6 ft, 12:16 PMPoint Judith (Harbor)High 3.2 ft, 11:29 AMLow 0.6 ft, 5:37 PMNarragansett PierHigh 3.2 ft, 11:24 AMLow 0.6 ft, 5:15 PM | Watch Hill PointLow 0.5 ft, 6:12 AMHigh 2.4 ft, 1:04 PMPoint Judith (Harbor)High 3.0 ft, 12:11 PMNarragansett PierHigh 2.9 ft, 12:12 PM |
- Saturday
- Surf height 4 to 7 feet. Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Cooler. Highs in the mid 50s. North winds around 15 mph
- Sunday
- Surf height 2 to 5 feet. Sunny. Patchy frost. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds around 10 mph
- Monday
- Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Sunny. Highs around 60. Southwest winds around 10 mph
Tide
Beach
- County
- Washington County
- State
- Rhode Island
- Latitude
- 41.6229° N
- Longitude
- 71.4087° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Calf Pasture Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Citizen station FW0152FW0152
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/45 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
At an airfield/1.8 mi away/20 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Kingston 1 NW54796
At a climate reference station/11.4 mi away/115 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip
measured daily2 instruments
North Kingstown 3.6 NRI-WS-112
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/27 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
At a cooperative observer's station/3.7 mi away/2 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Rhode Island
15 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Calf Pasture Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- East Greenwichtown, 4 mi
- Narragansett Bayfeature, 4 mi
- Warwickcity, 6 mi
- Melvillecommunity, 7 mi
- Bristoltown, 8 mi
- Newport Eastcommunity, 9 mi
- Yawgoo Valleyski area, 10 mi
- Sakonnet Riverfeature, 10 mi
- Newportcity, 10 mi
- Cranstoncity, 11 mi
- Tivertoncommunity, 12 mi
- Kingstontown, 12 mi
Beaches near Calf Pasture Beach
- Calf Pasture Point Beachunder 1 mi
- North Kingstown Beachunder 1 mi
- Compass Rose Beach3 mi
- Sandy Point Beach3 mi
- Blue Beach3 mi
- Goddard Memorial State Park Beach3 mi
- Long Point3 mi
- Rocky Point Beach4 mi