Storm Station
Central Falls, Rhode Island
56°
Rain· Feels like 56°·Fresh breeze 20 mph NE
Rain showers before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
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What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Central Falls, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Pawtucket (AWOS)SFZ

At an airfield/5.5 mi away/440 ft/335 ft above here

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Kingston 1 NW54796

At a climate reference station/28.6 mi away/115 ft/10 ft above here

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measured daily2 instruments

Pawtucket 1.4 NNERI-PR-41

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/91 ft/14 ft below here

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WoonsocketWNSR1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.3 mi away/135 ft/30 ft above here

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Station report

The weather at South Foster - Ponaganset River, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 16.7 mi from Central Falls. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:20 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 354 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.54 inHg and the temperature at 57.7 F; it reports 59.2 F, 1.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where South Foster - Ponaganset River stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 354 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.54 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSTR1FIG. D WHERE SOUTH FOSTER - PONAGANSET RIVER STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERESOUTH FOSTER - PONAGANSET RIVER1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT354 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.54 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED59.2 FTITLESouth Foster - Ponaganset River, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP FSTR1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FSTR1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 41.82 N, and the day is 11 h 47 min long. Level ground there takes 72 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at South Foster - Ponaganset River, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 47 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSTR1FIG. E THE SUN AT SOUTH FOSTER - PONAGANSET RIVERELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 72°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°SEP 27, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 47 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 72 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.82 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLESouth Foster - Ponaganset River, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP FSTR1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FSTR1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 354 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:20 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, South Foster - Ponaganset River, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 6:20 am local time; air temperature, 59.2 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSTR1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 6:20 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 6:20 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE59.2 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESouth Foster - Ponaganset River, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP FSTR1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FSTR1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of South Foster - Ponaganset River, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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