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Air Quality Forecast

Friday, August 15, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 42 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 24 Good
Providence & Vicinity 41 Good Providence & Vicinity 32 Good
Southern & Coastal 43 Good Southern & Coastal 22 Good
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 44 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 30 Good
Providence & Vicinity 42 Good Providence & Vicinity 44 Good
Southern & Coastal 43 Good Southern & Coastal 28 Good
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 60 Moderate West Greenwich & Vicinity 30 Good
Providence & Vicinity 56 Moderate Providence & Vicinity 48 Good
Southern & Coastal 68 Moderate Southern & Coastal 38 Good

Forecast Discussion

Thursday, August 14, 2025 | Updated 2:30 PM

Easterly flow spells GOOD air quality for Friday as high pressure settles to our north. Sunshine and comfortable temperatures with highs in the low 80s. Sunshine and GOOD air quality again on Sunday, with light SE winds off the Atlantic developing. Temperatures jump a bit on Sunday into the upper 80s. Sunshine and SW flows may allow ozone to climb into the MODERATE range. 

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