Air Quality Forecast

Friday, July 25, 2025
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity	80	Moderate	West Greenwich & Vicinity	42	Good
Providence & Vicinity	75	Moderate	Providence & Vicinity	65	Moderate
Southern & Coastal	85	Moderate	Southern & Coastal	44	Good

Saturday, July 26, 2025
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity	44	Good	West Greenwich & Vicinity	28	Good
Providence & Vicinity	43	Good	Providence & Vicinity	46	Good
Southern & Coastal	45	Good	Southern & Coastal	30	Good

Sunday, July 27, 2025
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity	46	Good	West Greenwich & Vicinity	48	Good
Providence & Vicinity	44	Good	Providence & Vicinity	58	Moderate
Southern & Coastal	45	Good	Southern & Coastal	44	Good

Forecast Discussion

Thursday, July 24, 2025 | Updated 10:00 AM

Heat and humidity for Friday, with a frontal system approaching late day. Ozone expected to reach upper MODERATE statewide, possibly a bit higher if afternoon clouds/thundershowers hold off longer. Highs in the 90s with SW winds. Fine particles MODERATE around Providence, upper GOOD elsewhere. Air quality GOOD on Saturday, with cooler temps, sunshine, and N shifting to E winds. Highs in the 80s. Light south winds on Sunday. We could see some fire smoke swirling around the high pressure nearby for MODERATE fine particles. GOOD for ozone. A slight chance fo showers late, highs in upper 70s.

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

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