Westerly, Rhode Island Weather
Westerly, 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 Westerly, Washington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Westerly. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Westerly is published on the Westerly State Airport (KWST) page, 4 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 Westerly 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 Westerly: Block Island State Airport (KBID) 31 km · Montauk Airport (KMTP) 34 km · Quonset State Airport (KOQU) 42 km · Newport State Airport (KUUU) 49 km · Danielson Airport (KLZD) 50 km
Conditions reported at KWST describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Westerly specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Westerly.
About Westerly, Rhode Island
Westerly’s landscape unfolds with a gentle, sun-drenched character, where the land slopes with quiet dignity towards the Atlantic's insistent murmur. It lies 14.2 miles east of New London, CT (from New London, CT: bearing 84°T), and is situated 0.3 miles east of Pawcatuck. Here, the terrain is a subtle interplay of rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, and the more direct, sandy embrace of its renowned coastline. The air carries the brine and the faint sweetness of pine, a constant reminder of the sea’s proximity and the forested interior that shelters it. Even in the midday sun, there’s a certain softness to the light that falls upon the weathered clapboard houses and the broad, tree-lined avenues, lending a timeless quality to the scene. The history of Westerly is deeply entwined with the industries that have shaped its fortunes, from the granite quarried in its stony hills, a material that has built structures far and wide, to the robust fishing fleets that once brought their bounty ashore. This legacy of hard work and resourcefulness is still palpable, though the economy has diversified, with tourism now drawing visitors to its picturesque beaches and charming village centers. The Pawcatuck River, a placid ribbon of water, continues to define the western edge of Westerly, a boundary and a conduit that has witnessed centuries of trade and settlement, its banks lined with remnants of old mills and the quiet hum of contemporary life.
Live animated radar for Westerly 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 | Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island |
| Coordinates | 41.3776°N, 71.827291°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 02891 |
| Area Code | 401 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Westerly, Rhode Island Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westerly, 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 Westerly includes coordinates 41.377600°N, 71.827291°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 02891. Telephone area code: 401. Timezone: Eastern Time.
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.
