Storm Station
Bradford, Rhode Island
60°
Rain· Feels like 60°·Moderate breeze 16 mph NNE
Rain showers likely before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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96%Humidity
98%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Bradford, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

WesterlyWST

At an airfield/4.1 mi away/79 ft/7 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank35of 37

Kingston 1 W54797

At a climate reference station/12.0 mi away/106 ft/20 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Westerly 1.7 ENERI-WS-116

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/51 ft/35 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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KingstonKGNR1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.6 mi away/113 ft/27 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Westerly, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.1 mi from Bradford. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:26 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 700 ft, broken at 1,000 ft, overcast at 1,400 ft; the ceiling is 1,000 ft; visibility 1.25 mi.

Section of the sky over Westerly, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, the ceiling at 1,000 feet, and visibility of 1.25 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WSTFIG. A THE SKY OVER WESTERLYSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 1,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 700 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.25 MI0510TITLEWesterly, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS WSTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WST-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 61.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 700 ft.

Chart of the air at Westerly: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 61.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WSTFIG. B THE AIR AT WESTERLYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 62.0 F, 61.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEWesterly, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS WSTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WST-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 41 mph.

Plan of the wind at Westerly, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WSTFIG. C THE WIND AT WESTERLYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWesterly, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS WSTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WST-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Westerly, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Rhode Island

15 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Bradford

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.