Air Quality Forecast

Saturday, September 5, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	40	Good	Western	20	Good
Providence	39	Good	Providence	26	Good
Coastal	39	Good	Coastal	20	Good

Sunday, September 6, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	36	Good	Western	16	Good
Providence	35	Good	Providence	24	Good
Coastal	37	Good	Coastal	16	Good

Monday, September 7, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	38	Good	Western	18	Good
Providence	36	Good	Providence	28	Good
Coastal	39	Good	Coastal	16	Good

Forecast Discussion

Friday, September 4, 2026 | Updated 11:00 AM

No air quality problems through the holiday weekend with days of GOOD air quality. RI will sit between an area of low pressure stalled out to our NE with high pressure just west. NE winds and mixed clouds on Saturday, with highs in the mid 70s. Cooler on Sunday with northerly flow, highs only near 70F. A touch warmer on Labor Day, with highs in the mid 70s, light NW flow.

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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