Foster Center, Rhode Island Weather
Foster Center, Rhode Island — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Foster Center, Providence County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Foster Center. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Foster Center is published on the Danielson Airport (KLZD) page, 16 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Foster Center have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Foster Center: North Central State Airport (KSFZ) 24 km · Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (KPVD) 25 km · Quonset State Airport (KOQU) 33 km · Newport State Airport (KUUU) 46 km · Westerly State Airport (KWST) 49 km
Conditions reported at KLZD describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Foster Center specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Foster Center.
About Foster Center, Rhode Island
Foster Center unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where ancient stone walls, softened by moss and time, delineate fields that have long since returned to pasture or woodland. It lies 14.5 miles west of Cranston, RI (from Cranston, RI: bearing 272°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east of Danielson. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent of pine and damp earth, a testament to the abundant forests that still cloak much of the terrain. Small brooks, their beds strewn with smooth, water-worn pebbles, meander through the valleys, their gentle murmurs a constant, soothing counterpoint to the rustling leaves. Here, the sky often stretches wide, a canvas for the dramatic shifts of New England weather, from the sharp, clear blues of autumn to the brooding grays of a winter storm, each hue lending a particular mood to the quiet, enduring beauty of Foster Center. Historically, Foster Center was shaped by the ambitions of early settlers seeking fertile ground and the quietude of rural life, its economy rooted in the agricultural traditions of Rhode Island. The land, though generous, demanded hard work, and remnants of past endeavors can still be found, like abandoned farmsteads slowly being reclaimed by nature, their skeletal remains hinting at lives lived with a fierce independence. While industry has largely bypassed this pocket of Providence County, leaving its character intact, a quiet resilience persists, a spirit woven into the very fabric of its existence. The absence of bustling commerce is not a void, but rather a space where the rhythms of nature and the continuity of generations dictate the pace of life, a subtle but profound distinction that defines Foster Center.
Live animated radar for Foster Center and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Foster Center, Providence County, Rhode Island |
| Coordinates | 41.785099°N, 71.719513°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 02825 |
| Area Code | 401 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Foster Center, Rhode Island Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Foster Center, Rhode Island, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Foster Center includes coordinates 41.785099°N, 71.719513°W, situated in Providence County. ZIP code 02825. Telephone area code: 401. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
