Kingston, Rhode Island Weather
Kingston, 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 for Kingston, Washington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Kingston. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Kingston is published on the Quonset State Airport (KOQU) 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 Kingston 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 Kingston: Newport State Airport (KUUU) 21 km · Westerly State Airport (KWST) 28 km · Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (KPVD) 28 km · Block Island State Airport (KBID) 35 km · North Central State Airport (KSFZ) 49 km
Conditions reported at KOQU describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kingston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Kingston, Rhode Island
Kingston unfolds across a landscape shaped by the slow, patient work of glaciers and the persistent murmur of its waterways. It lies 16.1 miles south-south-west of Warwick, RI (from Warwick, RI: bearing 200°T), and is situated 4.8 miles north-west of Narragansett Pier. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling country, where fields of green, often dotted with the darker shadows of woodlands, give way to the meandering paths of streams. The air, especially after a rain, carries a damp, earthy scent, a reminder of the fertile soil that has sustained life here for centuries. Even on a bright day, a certain softness of light seems to permeate the atmosphere, a pearly sheen that lends a quiet, introspective quality to the surroundings. The very shape of the land, with its subtle dips and rises, suggests a place where time moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace. The history of Kingston is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heritage of Washington County, a legacy evident in the enduring farmsteads that still grace the countryside. For generations, the land has been the primary source of livelihood, with crops and livestock forming the backbone of its economy. The presence of the University of Rhode Island nearby injects a vibrant intellectual energy into Kingston, bringing a youthful dynamism to the otherwise established, rural character. This blend of agrarian tradition and academic pursuit creates a unique cultural texture, where the quiet hum of agricultural life coexists with the intellectual discourse of a university campus, a distinctive rhythm that defines Kingston.
Live animated radar for Kingston 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 | Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island |
| Coordinates | 41.480379°N, 71.52256°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 02881 |
| Area Code | 401 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kingston, Rhode Island Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kingston, 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 Kingston includes coordinates 41.480379°N, 71.522560°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 02881. 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.
