The Providence plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.
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TODAY
Today in Providence
NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOWSchenectady Airport (KSCH) · 4:51 PM
61°SunnyFeels like 61° · high of 62° near 5 PM
WindENE 5 mphno gusts
Humidity94%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.01 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 59° · Comfortable51° by Wednesday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Friday, about 3 PMin about 69 hours · 61% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.3 inmost likely 0.06; 1 in 10 over 0.9
LAST RAINSept. 270.36 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Saratoga County
NWS Albany and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:50 AM6:41 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
18
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 35, good. No pollen source yet.
The next three days, hour by hour
Sky: clear, cloudy, nightRain likelyNational Blend of Models
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 59°↑ Humid air returnsMore humid: 63° by Friday
The next seven days, and how sure we are
Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree onNormal, about 70° / 47°
TUESept. 29Mostly cloudy
62°50°
0% rain—NE 1A
WEDSept. 30Mostly cloudy; warmer
72°55°
0% rain—S 1B
THUOct. 1Partly cloudy
76°61°
0% rain—SSW 4B
FRIOct. 2Showers likely
76°50°
60% rainup to 0.3″W 6C
SATOct. 3Partly cloudy; cooler
67°41°
10% rain—NNE 2B
SUNOct. 4Chance of showers
65°44°
30% rainup to 0.2″S 2B
MONOct. 5Mostly sunny
63°37°
10% rain—WNW 6C
How sure are we?AModels agree: highs within 4°BSome spread: within 8°CWide spread: check backRange from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL
Where today’s air came from
The air arriving over Providence about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Maritimes three days ago, and over New England a day ago, about 950 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 11,200 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from Canada; at 10,000 feet, from the western Atlantic. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.