Wakefield, RI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (02879)
Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 68°F
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Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station
Feels Like 68°F
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Point Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1970 - Widespread flooding took place across Puerto Rico. Rainfall amounts for the day ranged up to seventeen inches at Aibonito. A slow moving tropical depression was responsible for six days of torrential rains across the island. Totals in the Eastern Interior Division averaged thirty inches, with 38.4 inches at Jayuya. Flooding claimed eighteen lives, and resulted in 62 million dollars damage.
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Wakefield 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Tuesday Oct 7
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 4am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Oct 8
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then patchy fog and showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. West wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 10 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Oct 9
Day: Sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 9 to 13 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 39. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday Oct 10
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Oct 11
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday Oct 12
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Oct 13
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:50 AM
Sunset 6:19 PM
Last Light 6:47 PM
Moonset 7:17 AM
Close Tide Stations
Narragansett Pier
(3.9 miles away)
Point Judith, Harbor of Refuge
(4.4 miles away)
Watson Pier, Boston Neck
(6 miles away)
Contiguous United States Extremes
Mon's High Temperature
100 at 7 Miles East-southeast Of Hidalgo, TX and 2 Miles North-northeast Of La Puerta, TX and Mcallen, TX
Tue's Low Temperature
17 at 32 Miles West-southwest Of Bynum, MT and 14 Miles West-southwest Of Mackay, ID and 5 Miles South-southwest Of Silvies, OR
Weather Folklore
When corn fodder is crisp, fair weather; When corn fodder is limp, rain is coming.
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About Wakefield, Rhode Island
Wakefield is a village in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, and the commercial center of South Kingstown. Together with the village of Peace Dale, it is treated by the U.S. Census as a component of the census-designated place identified as Wakefield-Peacedale. West Kingston, another South Kingstown village, was the traditional county seat of Washington County. Since 1991, the Washington County Courthouse has been in Wakefield. The Sheriff's Office which handles corrections is also in Wakefield.
The Wakefield village center along Main Street (old Boston Post Road) between Belmont Avenue and Columbia Street was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as Wakefield Historic District, with boundary increases in 2019 and 2022. The district is significant for being an early commercial and industrial center. The district includes 53 properties over an area of 400 acres (160 ha).
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