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Air Quality Forecast

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 43 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 28 Good
Providence & Vicinity 42 Good Providence & Vicinity 40 Good
Southern & Coastal 45 Good Southern & Coastal 28 Good
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 42 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 24 Good
Providence & Vicinity 41 Good Providence & Vicinity 36 Good
Southern & Coastal 42 Good Southern & Coastal 26 Good
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 45 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 24 Good
Providence & Vicinity 44 Good Providence & Vicinity 36 Good
Southern & Coastal 47 Good Southern & Coastal 24 Good

Forecast Discussion

Monday, March 24, 2025 | Updated 11:00 AM

Air quality expected to be GOOD for Tues, Wed, and Thursday. There could be some light fine particles mixing in sourced from fire smoke in the US Southeast and Mexico, but not expected to reach moderate. Sushine and westerly flows on Tuesday, with highs climbing into the mid 50s. A chance of some showers Wednesday, as weak low pressure drifts to our south. Otherwise, a mix of sun/clouds, with northwest winds and highs in the upper 40s. Sunshine returns Thursday, continued westerly flow, and highs into he mid 50s. 

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