Sakonnet & Little Compton, RI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day Sky High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Tue
Jul 21 		PM Thunderstorms
Close Hourly 		74º / 69º 55% SSE 17 mph 79%
9am Partly Cloudy 72º 2% SSE 12 mph 77%
10am Partly Cloudy 74º 2% SSE 13 mph 72%
11am Partly Cloudy 74º 2% SSE 14 mph 71%
12pm Cloudy 74º 2% SSE 14 mph 70%
1pm Cloudy 74º 8% SSE 15 mph 71%
2pm Cloudy 75º 14% SE 15 mph 71%
3pm Cloudy 74º 24% SE 15 mph 76%
4pm Showers 72º 44% SSE 17 mph 84%
5pm Scattered Thunderstorms 71º 50% SSE 16 mph 90%
6pm Scattered Thunderstorms 71º 55% SSE 15 mph 92%
7pm Scattered Thunderstorms 71º 58% SSE 15 mph 94%
8pm Thunderstorms 71º 66% S 15 mph 98%
9pm Thunderstorms 71º 67% S 16 mph 99%
10pm Thunderstorms 71º 84% S 16 mph 97%
11pm Thunderstorms 72º 90% SSW 17 mph 96%
Wed
Jul 22 		AM Clouds/PM Sun
View Hourly 		76º / 62º 24% SW 17 mph 85%
12am Thunderstorms 72º 64% SSW 16 mph 96%
1am Thunderstorms 70º 66% SSW 16 mph 99%
2am Scattered Thunderstorms 71º 46% SSW 16 mph 98%
3am Showers 71º 40% SSW 17 mph 98%
4am Showers 71º 36% SSW 17 mph 97%
5am Few Showers 71º 31% SSW 16 mph 97%
6am Showers 71º 40% SSW 16 mph 98%
7am Few Showers 72º 31% SSW 17 mph 96%
8am Cloudy 73º 18% SW 17 mph 93%
9am Cloudy 74º 10% SW 16 mph 89%
10am Cloudy 74º 18% SW 16 mph 86%
11am Cloudy 75º 23% SW 15 mph 86%
12pm Mostly Cloudy 75º 17% SW 16 mph 86%
1pm Mostly Cloudy 76º 24% SW 17 mph 81%
2pm Mostly Cloudy 76º 24% SSW 17 mph 81%
3pm Scattered Thunderstorms 76º 45% SSW 16 mph 79%
4pm Partly Cloudy 76º 13% SSW 16 mph 81%
5pm Partly Cloudy 75º 8% SW 15 mph 82%
6pm Mostly Cloudy 75º 13% SSW 15 mph 83%
7pm Partly Cloudy 74º 17% SW 13 mph 87%
8pm Partly Cloudy 72º 15% SW 12 mph 89%
9pm Partly Cloudy 71º 21% SW 10 mph 93%
10pm Showers 71º 37% SW 9 mph 92%
11pm Showers 70º 35% W 7 mph 88%
Thu
Jul 23 		Partly Cloudy
View Hourly 		76º / 60º 13% NE 7 mph 60%
12am Mostly Cloudy 68º 17% NW 6 mph 84%
1am Mostly Cloudy 67º 7% NNW 5 mph 83%
2am Mostly Cloudy 67º 6% N 5 mph 77%
3am Few Showers 66º 30% N 6 mph 74%
4am Mostly Cloudy 64º 12% N 5 mph 76%
5am Mostly Cloudy 64º 24% N 5 mph 76%
6am Mostly Cloudy 63º 16% N 4 mph 77%
7am Partly Cloudy 65º 14% N 5 mph 76%
8am Partly Cloudy 67º 5% N 7 mph 69%
Fri
Jul 24 		Sunny 76º / 61º 5% E 8 mph 62%
Sat
Jul 25 		Partly Cloudy 75º / 61º 13% ENE 10 mph 64%
Sun
Jul 26 		Partly Cloudy 75º / 64º 20% E 9 mph 72%
Mon
Jul 27 		AM Showers 75º / 65º 34% SW 11 mph 74%
Tue
Jul 28 		PM Showers 75º / 66º 39% SW 11 mph 76%

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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Sakonnet & Little Compton, RI

Today
High : 73ºF
SSE wind 12 to 17 kt, with gusts as high as 24 kt. A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Tonight
Low : 68ºF
S wind 19 to 23 kt becoming SSW after midnight. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wednesday
High : 74ºF
SSW wind 19 to 22 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then a chance of showers. Seas around 5 ft.
Wednesday Night
Low : 65ºF
SW wind 14 to 17 kt becoming W 10 to 13 kt after midnight. A chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Seas 5 ft subsiding to 3 ft.
Thursday
High : 73ºF
NNW wind 7 to 10 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Thursday Night
Low : 63ºF
S wind 5 to 7 kt becoming N after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 3 ft.
Friday
High : 73ºF
NNE wind around 8 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Friday Night
Low : 63ºF
SE wind 5 to 7 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. Seas around 2 ft.
Saturday
High : 71ºF
NE wind 7 to 9 kt becoming ESE in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

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    Wind Speed Forecast for Sakonnet & Little Compton, RI

    TuesdayWednesdayThursday
    Wind Speed (MPH) 1215161616161617151055
    1pm5pm9pm1am5am9am1pm5pm9pm1am5am9am
    MPH 1215161616161617151055
    DIR SSESSESSESSSWSSWSWSWSWSWNNWN

    Current Weather Conditions In Sakonnet & Little Compton, RI

    As Of: 19 minutes ago

    • 72ºF
    • 72ºF
    • 12mph
    • 0º (SSE)
    • 21mph
    • Partly Cloudy
    • 9mi
    • 29.97"
    • 77%
    • 0ºF

    The weather right now in Sakonnet & Little Compton, RI is Partly Cloudy. The current temperature is 72°F, and the expected high and low for today, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, are 74° high temperature and 69°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 12 miles per hour, and coming from the South Southeast. The wind is gusting to 21 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 72° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 2 percent, with current humidity at 77 percent, and air pressure at 29.97 in. Visibility is 9 nautical miles. There are 1 current weather alert(s).

    Weather Alerts
    High Surf Advisory - 8:56am Tue Jul 21 2026

    ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY...

    WHAT: Large breaking waves of 4 to 8 feet expected in the
    surf zone.

    WHERE: Washington, Southern Bristol MA, Southern Plymouth MA,
    Barnstable MA, Dukes MA, Nantucket MA, and Newport RI Counties.

    WHEN: From 6 AM Wednesday to 8 PM EDT Thursday.

    IMPACTS: Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
    localized beach erosion.

    PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

    Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to
    dangerous surf conditions.

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