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Air Quality Forecast

Friday, May 2, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 49 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 32 Good
Providence & Vicinity 48 Good Providence & Vicinity 40 Good
Southern & Coastal 49 Good Southern & Coastal 24 Good
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 45 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 20 Good
Providence & Vicinity 44 Good Providence & Vicinity 38 Good
Southern & Coastal 46 Good Southern & Coastal 22 Good
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 43 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 22 Good
Providence & Vicinity 42 Good Providence & Vicinity 30 Good
Southern & Coastal 43 Good Southern & Coastal 20 Good

Forecast Discussion

Thursday, May 1, 2025 | Updated 9:40 AM

Air quality looking GOOD through the remainder of the week and into the weekend. Thursday should be the nicest day for quite a long stretch with sunshine, dry weather, and GOOD air quality with highs in the mid 60s. Warmer Friday, but with more clouds, highs into the 70s, with a possible shower. Clouds, showers, and onshore southerly winds set up for the weekend and into early the following week with a touch of humidity. Air quality very GOOD. 

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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For further information, contact:

Darren Austin at (401) 537-4404
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