What's Up in Newp: August 5

Flash Flood Watch until August 5, 06:00 PM EDT

Hazardous Weather Outlook

High Surf Advisory in effect from August 5, 06:00 AM EDT until August 5, 08:00 PM EDT

Flood Warning in effect from August 5, 05:27 AM EDT until August 5, 02:45 PM EDT

Today - Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3 pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3 pm and 5 pm, then a chance of showers after 5 pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog. High near 73. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight - A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8 pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight. The chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Flood Warning in effect from August 5, 05:27 AM EDT until August 5, 02:45 PM EDT

Today - NE wind 8 to 13 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3 pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3 pm and 5 pm, then a chance of showers after 5 pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog. Seas 1 ft or less.

Tonight - NNW wind around 6 kt becoming WSW after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Seas 1 ft or less.

Coastal Water Temperature: 69°F.

Sunrise: 5:44 am | Sunset: 7:58 pm | 14 hours & 13 minutes of sun.

High tide at 6:17 am & 11:32 pm | Low tide at 12:09 am & 11:32 am.

Moon: Waning Crescent, 26.1 days, 13% lighting.

10:45 am – Coastal Queen Lighthouse and Mimosa Cruise

12:30 pm – Newport Neighborhood Food Tour with Rhode Island Red Food Tours

5:30 pm – Beach Bash Series at Norman Bird Sanctuary featuring Greg Ferreira

6 pm – The Cocktail Club Mixology Class at Hotel Viking

6 pm – Children’s Night at Easton’s Beach

7 pm – Coastal Queen Sunset Cruise with the Lois Vaughan Jazz Trio

8:10 pm – Lily Topples The World – newportFILM Outdoors at Eisenhower House

For more events and things to do on this day, visit our events calendar.

Bowen’s Wharf – Barkode Jazz Duo from 11 am to 1 pm

Coastal Queen – Sunset Cruise with the Lois Vaughan Jazz Trio from 7 pm to 8:30 pm

Easton’s Beach – Toe Jam Puppet Band at 6 pm

Eisenhower House – Lily Topples The World – newportFILM Outdoors at 8:10 pm

JPT Film & Event Center Virtual Screening Room – The Game Changers: Oscar-Winning Shorts That Shaped Hollywood, The Hidden Life of Trees, Charlatan, Of Animals And Men

Landing – Mike Wendoloski at 1 pm, Justin Pomfret at 4:30 pm, Timmy Smith at 8 pm

Narragansett Cafe – The Wright Brothers at 8 pm

Newport Blues Cafe – Erika Van Pelt at 9 pm

One Pelham East – Sugarbabies at 9:30 pm

Ragged Island Brewing – Trivia Night from 6 pm to 8 pm

5:30 pm – Middletown School Committee

5:30 pm – Tiverton Wastewater District

7 pm – Jamestown Fire Department

7 pm – Middletown Town Council Sub-Committee Short Term Rentals

James J. Baker

David B. Fisher