Good morning, Newport! Today is Tuesday, July 1, the 182nd day of 2024. There are 183 days left in the year.
🔥 Portsmouth firefighters successfully contained a brush fire on Anthony Road Monday morning, preventing it from spreading to nearby homes.
🏡 Between June 23rd and June 27th, 25 properties closed across Newport County, ranging from historic single-family homes and multi-family investments to luxury condos and coastal retreats. Tyler Bernadyn has a look at What Sold.
🗓️ On tap this week/weekend: Fourth of July festivities, Newport Classical, Newport Gulls, Newport Polo, and more. Here’s a look at what’s on tap for events, live music, and entertainment this week and weekend.
WHAT’S UP TODAY
Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 am, then a slight chance of rain after 4 pm. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 8 to 16 mph. The chance of precipitation is 40%—new precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts are possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11 pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11 pm and 3 am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3 am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 2 am, then patchy fog after 3 am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph. The chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, except higher amounts are possible in thunderstorms.
Today: SSW wind 7 to 10 kt increasing to 11 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 am, then a slight chance of rain after 4 pm. Patchy fog before noon. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight: SW wind 6 to 11 kt. Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11 pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11 pm and 3 am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3 am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 2 am, then Patchy fog after 3 am. Seas 1 ft or less.
The coastal water temperature is 67 degrees.
Sunrise at 5:15 am. Sunset at 8:22 pm. 15 hours & 7 minutes of sun.
High tide at 12:54 am & 1:27 pm. Low tide at 6:22 am & 6:48 pm.
The lunar phase is a Waxing Crescent.
Things To Do
4 pm: Food Truck Tuesdays at Ragged Island Brewing Company
6 pm: Third Beach Yoga at Third Beach
7 pm: Singles Sunset Cruise (60+) at The Lobster Bar
Live Music & Entertainment
JPT Film & Event Center: The Life of Chuck at 4:30 pm, Body Heat with Pinot Noir Tasting at 7:30 pm
Landing: Dan Decristofaro at 12:30 pm, Jay Parker at 4 pm, John Erickson at 8 pm
Narragansett Cafe: Trivia at 7 pm
Newport Blues Cafe: Midget Mayhem Wrestling at 8 pm
Newport Craft: Indoor Cornhole Tournament at 7 pm
One Pelham East: Stu Sinclair at 9 pm
Ragged Island Brewing Company: Dave Alves at 5 pm
Newport County Public Meetings
Little Compton: Little Compton Planning Board at 7 pm
Middletown: Middletown Tax Exploration Sub-Committee at 6 pm
Newport: Newport Canvassing Authority at 11:30 am, Newport City Council at 5:30 pm
Portsmouth: Portsmouth School Committee at 7 pm
Tiverton: Tiverton Charter Review Commission at 6 pm, Tiverton Planning Board at 6:30 pm
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Fourth of July festivities, Newport Classical, Newport Gulls, Newport Polo, and more.
A pair of bills sponsored by Sen. Victoria Gu, Rep. Terri Cortvriend and Rep. Kathleen A. Fogarty to strengthen access to public rights of way to the shore have become law.
The free, family-friendly event is presented thanks to a generous donation from the Hamilton Family Foundation, and produced by the New England Music Organization and North End Entertainment.
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