Richmond, RI Weather Forecast
Washington County, Rhode Island
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Richmond, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Richmond, RI at a glance
Richmond is home to about 8,133 people in Washington County, across 40 square miles. It ranks 32nd by population of 38 places in Rhode Island with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Hopkinton, 5 miles away.
- County
- Washington County
- Population
- 8,133 2023 est.
- Land area
- 40 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 202
- Forecast point
- 41.4947°N, 71.6693°W
How well can the network see Richmond?
The nearest Doppler radar is KBOX (Boston, MA), to the NE. Its lowest scan passes about 2,800 ft above Richmond. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Richmond is closer to its radar than 53% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KWST (Westerly State Arpt). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Richmond
- Hopkinton, RI5 mi
- Exeter, RI6 mi
- Charlestown, RI9 mi
- South Kingstown, RI9 mi
- West Greenwich, RI9 mi
- Voluntown, CT10 mi
- North Stonington, CT11 mi
- Narragansett, RI12 mi
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