Cranston, Rhode Island Weather Forecast
Today in Cranston: clear skies with a high near 61°F and a low around 48°F. Rain chance 0%. Best chance of rain is Friday at 67%. Highs run 55 to 69°F through Wednesday.
Forecast updated 10:05 AM EDT, Oct 15
Active Weather Alerts
7-Day Forecast for Cranston
Today 10/15
61°/48°
0%
Fri 10/16
69°/48°
67%
Sat 10/17
63°/39°
67%
Sun 10/18
55°/36°
4%
Mon 10/19
61°/42°
8%
Tue 10/20
64°/45°
7%
Wed 10/21
62°/46°
4%
Next 24 Hours
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| Sky | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | |
| Temp | 61° | 61° | 60° | 56° | 53° | 50° | 49° | 48° | 48° | 48° | 48° | 48° | 49° | 50° | 51° | 51° | 52° | 53° | 55° | 57° | 60° | 63° | 65° | 66° |
| Rain | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 10% | 13% | 24% | 51% | 43% | 40% | 43% | 37% | 38% |
| Wind | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NE 1 | E 0 | ESE 2 | SE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
3,169
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
5.20 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
41.18 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
66°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.66 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 14. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
Soil, ET and spray tools for Cranston →
Current Stats & Observations
NWS Forecast
About Cranston Weather
Cranston sits at about 171 feet above sea level in Providence County, Rhode Island. About 81,456 people live in the Cranston area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service BOX office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KBOX. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 7a, where the coldest winter night typically falls between 0 to 5°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 11 and the first fall freeze around Nov 8.
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