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This is the current conditions weather report for Cranston. The report was made 66 minutes ago, at 07:51 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 23 miles per hour / 37 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 23 miles per hour / 37 kilometers per hour from the north northwest (340°). The temperature was 25°F / -4°C, with a dew-point at 25°F / -4°C. The temperature felt like 10°F / -12°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.56 inHg / 1002 hPa. The relative humidity was 39%. The skies were partly cloudy.

Cranston is a city in Providence County, Rhode Island, United States. With a population of 79,269 as of the 2000 census, it is the third largest city in the state. The center of population of Rhode Island is located in Cranston.

The City of Cranston is part of the large metropolitan area of Providence and is located just south of the Capital City, with 3 1/2 miles of shoreline on the Providence River where it begins to broaden into Narragansett Bay. Cranston is also bounded by the City of Warwick and the Town of West Warwick on the south, and by the Town of Scituate on the west. Cranston has a geographical area of 28.2 square miles.

Cranston is located at 41.773200, -71.453289.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 77.5 km² (29.9 mi²). 74.0 km² (28.6 mi²) of it is land and 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²) of it (4.54%) is water.

In the city the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females of age 18 or over, there were 92.8 males.

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