Cranston Opens City Splash Pad Early – TODAY!

With high temperatures this week, there will be an early opening of the Cooney Playground splash pad off Oak Street, near Hugh B. Bain Middle School. The splashpad was originally set to open at the beginning of July, but Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins announced that with the projected high temperatures for Monday and Tuesday, children…

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Rhode Island Weather for June 22, 2025 – Jack Donnelly

by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Clear to partly cloudy morning with a low around 70. Hot in the afternoon with a high approaching 100! High heat indices also, so be careful and watch for heat exhaustion. Gusty westerly winds take some of the edge off, but still brutally hot for these parts. There will be a…

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Rhode Island Weekend Weather for June 21/22, 2025 – Jack Donnelly

by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 6/21/25: Mostly clear through most of the day with some cloud cover building over the west. Highs in the upper 80’s and lows around 60 with a westerly breeze. Sunday 6/22/25: Clear to partly cloudy morning with a low around 70. Hot in the afternoon with a high approaching 100!…

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Rhode Island Weather for June 20, 2025 – Jack Donnelly

by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Falling dewpoints and clear skies make this Friday one to remember. Warm and dry with highs around 80 after a morning low of 69 with a westerly breeze and no rain. It’s an “A” day! ___   Follow Jack’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY Jack Donnelly was born in…

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Rhode Island Weather for June 19, 2025 – Jack Donnelly

by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Another misty start to the day, with temps climbing on decent southwesterly flow to the upper 80’s from a morning low in the mid 60’s. Showers develop later with an outside chance of a thunderstorm mainly to the west and northwest of the greater Providence area. It’s a “A-” day! ___…

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Rhode Island Weather for June 18, 2025 – Jack Donnelly

by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A misty and drizzly morning will show little promise of much improvement, cloud cover expected to linger with an occasional shower here and there through the day. Highs in the mid 70’s from early lows in the mid 60’s with a light southwesterly breeze. It’s a “C” day!   Follow Jack’s…

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Rhode Island Weather for June 16, 2025 – Jack Donnelly

by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A beautiful day in the neighborhood as high pressure squeezes in from the northeast and keeps cloud cover to the upper levels in the afternoon. Warmer, with highs around 80 and a morning low in the mid 50’s with a light southeasterly breeze. It’s an “A-” day! ___     Follow…

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Rhode Island Weather for June 15, 2025 – Jack Donnelly

by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Your Father’s Day forecast – Cloud cover becomes entrenched over southern New England, with perhaps some breaks in the overcast long enough to get periodic glimpses of the sun. Morning lows in the mid 50’s rise only to the upper 60’s with a light northeasterly breeze. Good day to let Dad…

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