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Air Quality Forecast

Friday, November 6, 2026

Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 38 🟢Good Western 26 🟢Good
Providence 37 🟢Good  Providence 38 🟢Good
Coastal 39 🟢Good  Coastal 24 🟢Good

Saturday, November 7, 2026

Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 38 🟢Good  Western 22 🟢Good 
Providence 37 🟢Good  Providence 34 🟢Good
Coastal 39 🟢Good  Coastal 24 🟢Good 

Sunday, November 8, 2026

Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 38 🟢Good  Western 20 🟢Good
Providence 37 🟢Good  Providence 28 🟢Good
Coastal 39 🟢Good  Coastal 20 🟢Good

Forecast Discussion

Thursday, November 5, 2026 | Updated 3:00 PM

Clouds on Friday with southerly winds with heavy rain overnight. Air quality GOOD. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain early Saturday. Clouds with north winds and temperatures in the mid 60s. Sunshine and good mixing on Sunday with steady NW winds and continued GOOD air quality.

Air Quality Forecast Regions

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Rating Index Cautionary Statements
🟢Good  0-50 Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
🟡Moderate  51-100 Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.
🟠Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 101-150 Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected.
🔴Unhealthy  151-200 Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects.
🟣Very Unhealthy 201-300 Health Alert: Everyone may experience more serious health effects.
🟤Hazardous  301 and higher Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected.

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Additional Resources

For further information, contact:

Darren Austin at (401) 537-4404
Joseph Poccia at (401) 537-4385