Storm Station
Charlestown, Rhode Island
61°
Rain· Feels like 61°·Moderate breeze 18 mph NNE
Rain showers likely before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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100%Humidity
99%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Charlestown, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

NinigretNINR1

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.1 mi away/36 ft/8 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank7of 37

Kingston 1 W54797

At a climate reference station/7.5 mi away/106 ft/78 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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WesterlyWST

At an airfield/9.4 mi away/79 ft/51 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank35of 37

measured daily2 instruments

Charlestown 1.1 ERI-WS-41

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/36 ft/8 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

KingstonKGNR1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.7 mi away/113 ft/85 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Westerly, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.4 mi from Charlestown. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 900 ft, overcast at 1,500 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 1.25 mi.

Section of the sky over Westerly, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, the ceiling at 900 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 1,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 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

61.0 F with a dew point of 60.0 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 900 ft.

Chart of the air at Westerly: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.0, 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 900 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 59.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 900 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 61.0 F, 60.0 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 northeast (50 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 23 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 50 degrees, the northeast, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 23; 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 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 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 Charlestown

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