Good Morning, Newport!
Nineteen homes sold across Newport County last week. WUN’s Tyler Bernadyn has a look at what sold. [Read More]
Community partners across Aquidneck Island are coming together to host Aquidneck Island Earth Week, a week packed with impactful, eco-friendly events. [Read More]
Ben & Jerry’s on Thames Street will participate in Free Cone Day today from 12 pm to 8 pm. [Read More]
The Newport Little League invites the community to O’Brien’s Pub for their 2025 Annual Fundraiser on Thursday, May 1. [Read More]
The State House will once again be open for special Saturday hours on Saturday, May 3, in recognition of Rhode Island Independence Day. Rhode Islanders are encouraged to display a state flag and share pictures with the RI Department of State on social media to mark the day. [Read More]
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WHAT’S UP TODAY
Today: Areas of drizzle before 10 am, then isolated showers between 10 am and 1 pm. Areas of fog before 8 am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy, with a west wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 10 to 15 mph.
Today: WNW wind 6 to 11 kt, increasing to 12 to 17 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 kt. There will be isolated showers between 10 am and 1 pm. Areas of fog before 8 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: WNW wind 13 to 18 kt, with gusts as high as 29 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tomorrow: WNW wind 9 to 13 kt becoming W in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 43 degrees.
Sunrise at 6:15 am. Sunset at 7:18 pm. 13 hours and 2 minutes of sun.
High tide at 5:35 am & 5:55 p.m. Low tide at 12:04 p.m.
The lunar phase is a Waxing Gibbous.
Things To Do
1:30 pm: Tuesday Matinee - A Complete Unknown at Jamestown Philomenian Library
4 pm: Pickleball & Prosecco at Newport Pickleball Club
5:30 pm: Sip & Shop at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
Live Music & Entertainment
JPT Film & Event Center: Black Bag at 4:30 pm, Good Night, and Good Luck 20th Anniversary at 7:30 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Trivia at 7 pm
Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.: Indoor Cornhole Tournament at 7 pm
O’Brien’s Pub: Trivia at 7 pm
Tickets Bar & Grille: Karaoke at 7 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Aquidneck Island: Planning Commission at 2 pm
Jamestown: Technical Review Committee at 10 am, Conservation Commission at 6:30 pm
Little Compton: Budget Committee at 7 pm
Middletown: Beach Commission at 4:30 pm
Newport: School Committee at 6:30 pm, Historic District Commission at 6:30 pm
Portsmouth: Board of Canvassers at 3 pm, School Committee at 7 pm
Tiverton: Budget Committee at 6 pm
FURTHER READING
ecoRI News: Aquidneck Island Prepared to Make Transit Active
Rhode Island Current: Pentagon fires NATO Military Committee representative, who previously led U.S. Naval War College
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