National Weather Service Forecast for: Providence RI
Issued by: National Weather Service Norton, MA
Updated: 3:01 pm EDT Jul 16, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Widespread smoke, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Smoke then
Mostly Clear
 Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Partly Cloudy

 Saturday

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 85. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Showers
 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely. Low around 69. South wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Showers

 Sunday

Sunday: A chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
Showers then
Sunny
 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Mostly Clear

 Monday

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Sunny

 Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Partly Cloudy
Lo 61 °F Hi 84 °F Lo 61 °F Hi 85 °F Lo 69 °F Hi 86 °F Lo 61 °F Hi 83 °F Lo 64 °F

Air Quality Alert
 

Tonight
 
 Widespread smoke, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Friday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 84. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Friday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 85. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
 
 Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers likely. Low around 69. South wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Sunday
 
 A chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
 
 A chance of showers between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light south wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
 
 Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
 
 Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
 
 A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Providence RI.