Providence Visibility, RI wind

Providence Visibility, RI is a land weather station near East Providence in the Buzzards Bay and the Vineyard sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 7 kn from SSE (160°), gusting 8 kn, 2026-11-03 23:30 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 18:30 America/New_York). Air 16°C. 1023 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 6 kn, 80 readings, gust 14 kn, peak mean 12 kn, mostly S (184°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 23:30 UTC: 7 kn from SSE (160°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 22:54 UTC: 7 kn from SSE (160°), gust 8 kn
2026-11-03 21:30 UTC: 7 kn from S (180°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 20:48 UTC: 8 kn from SW (220°), gust 13 kn
2026-11-03 19:54 UTC: 7 kn from SW (220°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 18:48 UTC: 5 kn from SW (230°), gust 9 kn
2026-11-03 17:30 UTC: 9 kn from WSW (240°), gust 12 kn
2026-11-03 16:48 UTC: 5 kn from SSE (160°), gust 6 kn

Position 41.786, -71.383; exposure coastal. Providence Visibility, RI is on the shore: it reads sea wind well, land wind less so.

Forecast against this station

Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Providence Visibility, RI: 2.2 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 2.2 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Providence Visibility, RI: 2.1 kn on average across 154 hourly comparisons, against 2.3 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

How forecasts are checked.

Conditions map · All stations · Weather models

Stations near Providence Visibility, RI

Providence, RI, 1.5 nm away
Conimicut Light, RI, 4.5 nm away
Providence/Green Mem, 4.4 nm away
Potter Cove, Prudence Island, RI, 9.1 nm away
Potters Cove, Narragansett Bay Reserve, RI, 9.2 nm away
EW3281 weather, 3.8 nm away