Strong Atmospheric River Bringing Heavy Rain to the Pacific Northwest; Areas of Snow in the North-Central and Eastern U.S.

A strong atmospheric river will bring prolonged heavy rainfall along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest through much of this week. The heavy rainfall may lead to widespread urban and river flooding. Accumulating snow is expected over parts of the central Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic today as well as the Upper Midwest and the Upper Great Lakes this evening into Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Small Craft Advisory until December 8, 04:00 PM EST

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Norton, MA Local Forecast Office

13NM SW Newport RI

Marine Point Forecast

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Today
High: 32 °F
N 16kt
2-3ft
Tonight
Low: 19 °F
N 10kt
1-2ft
Tuesday
High: 39 °F
⇑SW 9kt
1ft
Tuesday Night
Low: 36 °F
⇑SSW 18kt
4ft
Wednesday
High: 49 °F
⇑SW 23kt
4-5ft
Wednesday Night
Low: 35 °F
SW 21kt
6ft
Thursday
High: 41 °F
WNW 16kt
4-5ft
Thursday Night
Low: 29 °F
W 13kt
3ft
Friday
High: 37 °F
W 14kt
2-3ft

High and low forecast temperature values represent air temperature.

Associated Zone Forecast which includes this point

Last Update: 8:08 am EST Dec 8, 2025
Forecast Valid: 10am EST Dec 8, 2025-6pm EST Dec 14, 2025

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Detailed Forecast

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

Today

N wind 13 to 16 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Tonight

N wind 7 to 10 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas 1 to 2 ft.

Tuesday

Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SW 5 to 9 kt in the afternoon. Increasing clouds. Seas around 1 ft.

Tuesday Night

SSW wind 12 to 15 kt increasing to 15 to 18 kt in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 kt. A chance of rain, mainly between 10pm and 2am. Seas 2 ft building to 4 ft.

Wednesday

SW wind 14 to 17 kt increasing to 20 to 23 kt in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 kt. Rain likely, mainly after 4pm. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Wednesday Night

SW wind 17 to 21 kt, with gusts as high as 28 kt. A chance of rain, mainly before 3am. Seas around 6 ft.

Thursday

WNW wind around 16 kt, with gusts as high as 23 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 4 to 5 ft.

Thursday Night

W wind 11 to 13 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.

Friday

W wind 11 to 14 kt, with gusts as high as 20 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

*Notices:

This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.