Providence Extends Pool Hours, Opens Cooling Centers Amid Heatwave

PROVIDENCE, RI — High temperatures are expected this week, and the City of Providence is responding with heightened safety measures for residents.

Providence’s water parks and pools will be operating with extended hours and cooling centers will be activated, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and the Providence Recreation Department announced.

Water parks and pools will offer extended hours, 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., beginning Tuesday and stretching through Saturday. For a full list of water park facilities and locations, visit the Recreation Department’s website.

Cooling centers will be open from Tuesday through Friday, and the city provided a full list of locations:

Crossroads RI

• 160 Broad St., Providence, RI
• 401-521-2255
• (Open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day)

Fox Point Library

• 90 Ives Street
• 401-331-0390
• Monday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday: 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Friday: 1:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Knight Memorial Library

• 275 Elmwood Ave
• 401-467-2625
• Monday: 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Thursday: 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Friday: 1:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• Saturday: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Mt. Pleasant Library

• 315 Academy Avenue
• 401-272-0106
• Monday: 9:30 a.m .– 8:00 p.m.
• Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Thursday: 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Friday: 1:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• Saturday: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Olneyville Library

• 1 Olneyville Square
• 401-421-4084
• Monday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday: 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Friday: 1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Providence Public Library

• 150 Empire Street
• 401-455-8000
• Monday: 08:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
• Tuesday: 08:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday: 08:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
• Thursday: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
• Friday: 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
• Saturday: 08:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Rochambeau Library

• 708 Hope Street
• 401-272-3780
• Monday: 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Thursday: 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Friday: 1:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• Saturday: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Smith Hill Library

• 31 Candace Street
• 401-272-4140
• Monday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday: 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Friday: 1:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

South Providence Library

• 441 Prairie Avenue
• 401-467-2619
• Monday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday: 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Thursday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Friday: 1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Wanskuck Library

• 233 Veazie Street
• 401-274-4145
• Monday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Thursday: 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Friday: 1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Washington Park Library

• 1316 Broad Street
• 401-781-3136
• Monday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Thursday: 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Friday: 1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Here's this week's forecast:

Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 91. West wind 10 to 13 mph.

Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 95. West wind 6 to 8 mph.

Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 7 mph.

Thursday
A chance of showers between 2pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. South wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 92. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. West wind 5 to 7 mph.