Bristol, RI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day Sky High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Mon
Aug 3 		Rain
Close Hourly 		75º / 60º 100% SSW 14 mph 93%
3pm Rain 74º 96% SSW 16 mph 94%
4pm Showers 73º 78% SSW 15 mph 95%
5pm Light Rain 73º 70% SSW 14 mph 93%
6pm Cloudy 75º 16% SSW 14 mph 91%
7pm Cloudy 75º 17% SW 12 mph 89%
8pm Mostly Cloudy 74º 15% WSW 11 mph 91%
9pm Partly Cloudy 73º 3% WSW 8 mph 92%
10pm Mostly Clear 71º 6% W 7 mph 91%
11pm Clear 70º 6% W 7 mph 86%
Tue
Aug 4 		Mostly Sunny
View Hourly 		83º / 62º 6% WSW 8 mph 58%
12am Mostly Clear 68º 6% WNW 6 mph 85%
1am Mostly Clear 67º 6% WNW 6 mph 86%
2am Mostly Clear 65º 7% WNW 5 mph 88%
3am Clear 63º 6% WNW 4 mph 90%
4am Mostly Clear 62º 7% WNW 3 mph 93%
5am Partly Cloudy 61º 7% WNW 4 mph 94%
6am Mostly Sunny 61º 7% WNW 3 mph 95%
7am Mostly Sunny 66º 6% WNW 3 mph 87%
8am Mostly Sunny 69º 5% WNW 3 mph 78%
9am Mostly Sunny 73º 3% W 4 mph 70%
10am Mostly Sunny 76º 2% WNW 4 mph 62%
11am Sunny 78º 1% W 5 mph 54%
12pm Mostly Sunny 79º 0% SW 6 mph 50%
1pm Mostly Sunny 80º 0% SW 6 mph 47%
2pm Partly Cloudy 81º 0% SSW 6 mph 46%
3pm Mostly Sunny 81º 0% SSW 8 mph 47%
4pm Partly Cloudy 81º 0% SSW 8 mph 49%
5pm Partly Cloudy 80º 0% SSW 8 mph 50%
6pm Partly Cloudy 78º 0% SSW 7 mph 52%
7pm Partly Cloudy 77º 1% SSW 7 mph 56%
8pm Partly Cloudy 73º 2% SSW 6 mph 64%
9pm Partly Cloudy 70º 4% SSW 4 mph 73%
10pm Partly Cloudy 68º 4% SW 3 mph 79%
11pm Partly Cloudy 67º 5% SW 3 mph 84%
Wed
Aug 5 		AM Clouds/PM Sun
View Hourly 		82º / 71º 11% SSW 8 mph 70%
12am Partly Cloudy 66º 6% SW 2 mph 87%
1am Partly Cloudy 64º 7% SW 2 mph 93%
2am Partly Cloudy 64º 7% WSW 2 mph 95%
3am Partly Cloudy 63º 8% WSW 1 mph 97%
4am Partly Cloudy 63º 14% WSW 1 mph 99%
5am Mostly Cloudy 63º 16% WSW 2 mph 98%
6am Cloudy 63º 15% WSW 2 mph 97%
7am Mostly Cloudy 67º 11% WSW 1 mph 91%
8am Mostly Cloudy 70º 9% WSW 2 mph 84%
9am Cloudy 73º 9% SW 3 mph 78%
10am Mostly Cloudy 76º 9% SW 4 mph 69%
11am Cloudy 78º 8% SSW 5 mph 64%
12pm Mostly Cloudy 79º 8% S 6 mph 60%
1pm Mostly Cloudy 79º 6% S 7 mph 61%
2pm Partly Cloudy 80º 5% SSW 7 mph 59%
Thu
Aug 6 		Mostly Sunny 86º / 73º 24% SW 11 mph 76%
Fri
Aug 7 		Partly Cloudy 87º / 72º 24% SW 10 mph 71%
Sat
Aug 8 		PM Thunderstorms 86º / 70º 57% SW 10 mph 70%
Sun
Aug 9 		Partly Cloudy 86º / 72º 21% SW 10 mph 67%
Mon
Aug 10 		Partly Cloudy 85º / 71º 24% SW 12 mph 71%

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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Bristol, RI

Today
High : 76ºF
SSW wind 20 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 30 kt. Showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog. Seas around 3 ft.
Tonight
Low : 66ºF
SW wind 13 to 16 kt becoming NW 8 to 11 kt after midnight. Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 11pm. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Tuesday
High : 81ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSW around 6 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas around 1 ft.
Tuesday Night
Low : 67ºF
SSW wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 1 ft.
Wednesday
High : 80ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. A chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Seas around 1 ft.
Wednesday Night
Low : 70ºF
SW wind 6 to 8 kt. Mostly cloudy. Seas around 1 ft.
Thursday
High : 82ºF
SSW wind 6 to 9 kt increasing to 11 to 14 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Thursday Night
Low : 73ºF
SSW wind 7 to 10 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 1 ft.
Friday
High : 83ºF
SW wind 6 to 9 kt increasing to 9 to 12 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

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    Wind Speed Forecast for Bristol, RI

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    Wind Speed (MPH) 16127435873115
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    MPH 16127435873115
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    Current Weather Conditions In Bristol, RI

    As Of: 1 minute ago

    • 74ºF
    • 74ºF
    • 16mph
    • 0º (SSW)
    • 29mph
    • Rain
    • 5mi
    • 29.77"
    • 94%
    • 0ºF

    The weather right now in Bristol, RI is Rain. The current temperature is 74°F, and the expected high and low for today, Monday, August 3, 2026, are 75° high temperature and 60°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 16 miles per hour, and coming from the South Southwest. The wind is gusting to 29 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 74° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 96 percent, with current humidity at 94 percent, and air pressure at 29.77 in. Visibility is 5 nautical miles. There are 1 current weather alert(s).

    Weather Alerts
    Small Craft Advisory - 2:36pm Mon Aug 3 2026

    ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

    WHAT: South winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
    waves 2 to 4 feet expected.

    WHERE: In Massachusetts coastal waters, Boston Harbor. In
    Rhode Island coastal waters, Narragansett Bay.

    WHEN: From 5 AM early this morning to 5 PM EDT this afternoon.

    IMPACTS: Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

    PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

    Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
    vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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