Air Quality Forecast

Saturday, August 15, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	40	Good	Western	20	Good
Providence	39	Good	Providence	28	Good
Coastal	40	Good	Coastal	18	Good

Sunday, August 16, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	41	Good	Western	24	Good
Providence	40	Good	Providence	36	Good
Coastal	40	Good	Coastal	22	Good

Monday, August 17, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	43	Good	Western	26	Good
Providence	42	Good	Providence	44	Good
Coastal	44	Good	Coastal	24	Good

Forecast Discussion

Friday, August 12, 2026 | Updated 2:40 PM

Ideal summer day in store for Saturday with high pressure, sunshine, low humidity, and GOOD air quality. Some increased clouds late Sunday, highs in the upper 70s. GOOD air quality. Low pressure moves in overnight with clouds, showers, and a return to humid weather on Monday. Highs near 80F. Air quality remains GOOD.

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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