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Weather in Pawtucket

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 5:56 pm (EDT)
Now · overcast 52 °F
Feels like
47 °F
Low / high
33 / 58 °F
Rain
1%
Wind
4 mph SSE
→ 30.39 inHg · steady

Today in Pawtucket: overcast, 33 °F to 58 °F, with a 1% chance of rain and a light breeze from the south-southeast (4 mph). Tomorrow, clear sky, 39 °F to 68 °F and a 1% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 68 °F. Next likely rain: Wednesday 4 (17%).

Measured now at the airport

Providence/Green Mem (KPVD), 11 mi away · 5 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more
WeatherNothing to note
Temperature52 °F
Wind7 mph from the south

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

Day by day

Day Sky Low / high Rain Max wind Max wave High tides Model
Today · 28 Overcast 33 / 58 °F 1% 6 mph NW 0.4 ft 10:07 am · 10:34 pm HRRR
Thu 29 Clear sky 39 / 68 °F 1% 10 mph SSW 0.9 ft 11:00 am · 11:29 pm HRRR + NBM
Fri 30 Partly cloudy 47 / 68 °F 5% 11 mph W 1.0 ft 11:58 am NBM
Sat 31 Clear sky 37 / 57 °F 0% 9 mph NNW 0.7 ft 12:29 am · 1:00 pm NBM
Sun 1 Mainly clear 31 / 61 °F 0% 5 mph WSW 0.4 ft 1:31 am · 1:02 pm NBM
Mon 2 Partly cloudy 41 / 66 °F 5% 6 mph WSW 0.3 ft 1:33 am · 2:03 pm NBM
Tue 3 Overcast 45 / 64 °F 8% 7 mph ENE 0.3 ft 2:35 am · 3:05 pm NBM
Wed 4 Overcast 45 / 64 °F 17% · 0.23 in 8 mph SSW 1.4 ft 3:38 am · 4:07 pm NBM
Thu 5 Overcast 47 / 63 °F 31% · 0.36 in 9 mph ESE 1.0 ft 4:38 am · 5:04 pm NBM
Fri 6 Heavy drizzle 51 / 63 °F 45% · 1.24 in 11 mph SW 1.8 ft 5:31 am · 5:54 pm NBM
Sat 7 Rain 45 / 60 °F 35% · 0.17 in 8 mph NW — 6:18 am · 6:39 pm NBM
Sun 8 Overcast 38 / 57 °F 19% · 0.09 in 9 mph NW — 7:01 am · 7:21 pm NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9 Clear sky 34 / 58 °F 15% 7 mph NW — 7:41 am · 8:03 pm ECMWF
Tue 10 Partly cloudy 37 / 55 °F 14% 8 mph NNE — 8:20 am · 8:43 pm ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 12:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 2:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky Mainly clearClearClearClear skyPartly cloudyOvercastOvercastPartly cloudy
Temperature 36°35°33°40°54°58°52°45°
Chance of rain 0%0%0%0%1%0%1%0%
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
Wind (mph) 5 N4 NNW6 NNW6 N1 NE1 WSW4 SSE5 SSW
Humidity 74%65%73%63%56%37%52%64%
UV 00013100
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 55°66°67°53°58°65°68°
AIFS 56°68°68°55°57°69°74°
GFS 57°67°68°55°60°60°59°
ICON 59°68°72°56°64°71°55°
HRRR 58°66°—————
NBM 58°68°68°57°61°66°64°
Confidence highhighhighhighhighmediumlow
Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 0000000
AIFS 0000000
GFS 0000000
ICON 0000000
HRRR 00—————
NBM 0000000
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh
Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 7131124132610238227201020
AIFS 711129689
GFS 514123214321024715722716
ICON 41192511299246169231129
HRRR 6131220—————
NBM 4910191121916511612714
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios) 0%0%20%0%0%2%3%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios) 0%0%3%0%0%23%32%
NBM (NOAA) 1%1%5%0%0%5%8%
Thunderstorm (NBM) 0%0%2%0%0%0%1%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer and normal rain.

Next 6 weeks

When TemperatureTemp. Rain Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8 Well above +6.3 °F A bit above +32% —
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15 A bit above +0.9 °F Normal 52° / 38°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22 A bit above +2.2 °F Normal 51° / 38°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29 A bit above +2.5 °F A bit above +28% 48° / 37°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6 A bit above +2.0 °F A bit above +24% 46° / 34°

Coming months

When TemperatureTemp. Rain
November A bit above +1.3 °F A bit above +22%
December Above +3.2 °F A bit above +30%
January Above +4.5 °F A bit above +42%
February Above +3.2 °F A bit above +34%
March Above +3.2 °F A bit above +24%

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Pawtucket climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Pawtucket is from June to September: highs of 76 °F to 84 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 7 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Pawtucket, about 2 every 10 years. The most recent: Henri, in August 2021.

Month High Low Rain Rainy daysDays Sun (h/day) Water Waves Cyclones
JanuaryJan 38° 19° 3.71 in 8 3.5 41° 2.8 ft –
FebruaryFeb 40° 20° 3.42 in 7 4.8 37° 2.8 ft –
MarchMar 47° 28° 4.81 in 9 5.3 38° 2.6 ft –
AprilApr 58° 37° 4.11 in 8 6.2 44° 2.9 ft –
MayMay 69° 47° 3.19 in 9 6.2 53° 2.4 ft –
JuneJun 78° 56° 3.98 in 10 6.9 61° 2.2 ft –
JulyJul 84° 63° 3.73 in 9 7.5 68° 2.3 ft 3
AugustAug 83° 62° 4.11 in 9 7.1 70° 2.2 ft 2
SeptemberSep 76° 54° 3.71 in 8 5.9 67° 2.5 ft 2
OctoberOct 65° 42° 4.54 in 9 4.5 61° 2.7 ft –
NovemberNov 54° 34° 4.28 in 8 3.6 54° 2.7 ft –
DecemberDec 44° 25° 4.60 in 9 3.0 47° 2.8 ft –
Month Water Waves Cyclones
Jan 41° 2.8 ft –
Feb 37° 2.8 ft –
Mar 38° 2.6 ft –
Apr 44° 2.9 ft –
May 53° 2.4 ft –
Jun 61° 2.2 ft –
Jul 68° 2.3 ft 3
Aug 70° 2.2 ft 2
Sep 67° 2.5 ft 2
Oct 61° 2.7 ft –
Nov 54° 2.7 ft –
Dec 47° 2.8 ft –

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 48.18 in of rain on about 104 days and about 1,950 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now52 °Ffeels like 47 °F
Tomorrow39 / 68 °F

It's 52 °F now (feels like 47 °F). Today, 33 °F to 58 °F; tomorrow, 39 °F to 68 °F.

Chance of rain

  • Today 1%
  • Thu 29 1%
  • Fri 30 5%
  • Sat 31 0%
  • Sun 1 0%
  • Mon 2 5%
  • Tue 3 8%

Today the chance of rain reaches 1%. The next day with likely rain is Wednesday 4: 17% and 0.23 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity51%
Dew point34 °F

Humidity is 51% now and the dew point is 34 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now23 migood
Clouds94%

Visibility is good now (23 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0
Today's peak3moderate

Thu 29: 3 · Fri 30: 3 · Sat 31: 3

IndexLevelWhat to do
0–2lowNo special protection needed.
3–5moderateHat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7highSunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10very highAvoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+extremeAvoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

  • ↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Steady now (−0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.34 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityModerate · 56
Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

DaySkyLow / highRainMax wind
Tue 27 Partly cloudy41 / 57 °F010 mph N
Mon 26 Clear sky42 / 70 °F09 mph W
Sun 25 Clear sky35 / 66 °F08 mph W
Sat 24 Partly cloudy32 / 61 °F06 mph NW
Fri 23 Clear sky40 / 56 °F011 mph N
Thu 22 Overcast45 / 62 °F014 mph N
Wed 21 Overcast44 / 57 °F014 mph NNE
Show all 30 days
DaySkyLow / highRainMax wind
Tue 20 Overcast40 / 64 °F013 mph NNE
Mon 19 Mainly clear35 / 60 °F06 mph NE
Sun 18 Clear sky33 / 55 °F07 mph N
Sat 17 Light drizzle40 / 60 °F0.05 in12 mph NNW
Fri 16 Light rain48 / 70 °F0.66 in14 mph SSW
Thu 15 Partly cloudy49 / 63 °F010 mph NNW
Wed 14 Partly cloudy60 / 76 °F011 mph W
Tue 13 Light rain55 / 62 °F0.26 in10 mph SE
Mon 12 Heavy drizzle50 / 70 °F0.14 in12 mph N
Sun 11 Rain45 / 58 °F1.13 in10 mph E
Sat 10 Overcast48 / 64 °F09 mph NW
Fri 9 Partly cloudy50 / 67 °F013 mph W
Thu 8 Light drizzle55 / 72 °F0.05 in12 mph WSW
Wed 7 Clear sky40 / 65 °F010 mph SW
Tue 6 Clear sky46 / 61 °F011 mph WNW
Mon 5 Overcast53 / 69 °F014 mph WNW
Sun 4 Light drizzle48 / 66 °F0.02 in8 mph NE
Sat 3 Overcast53 / 71 °F09 mph NNE
Fri 2 Drizzle67 / 84 °F0.07 in12 mph WSW
Thu 1 Overcast58 / 75 °F011 mph SW
Wed 30 Overcast59 / 69 °F06 mph W
Tue 29 Light drizzle56 / 67 °F0.01 in9 mph NW
Mon 28 Light rain56 / 59 °F0.76 in15 mph NNE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in PawtucketQuestions

What's the weather like today in Pawtucket?

Overcast, from 33 °F to 58 °F, with a light breeze from the south-southeast (4 mph) and a 1% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Pawtucket?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 1% (0.00 in): clear sky.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 31 °F and a high of 68 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 3 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.39 inHg and steady: +0.04 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Pawtucket?

The best time to visit Pawtucket is from June to September: highs of 76 °F to 84 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Pawtucket in October?

In October, Pawtucket normally sees highs of 65 °F and lows of 42 °F, with about 9 rainy days (4.54 in for the month) and 4 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 61 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Pawtucket?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 84 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 19 °F. The wettest is March (4.81 in) and the driest, May.

When is hurricane season in Pawtucket?

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in July. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 7 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Pawtucket, about 2 every 10 years. The most recent: Henri, in August 2021.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 10 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 5:56 pm (local time).

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