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Air Quality Forecast

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 54 Moderate Western 22 Good
Providence 59 Moderate Providence 34 Good
Coastal 52 Moderate Coastal 22 Good
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 49 Good Western 28 Good
Providence 48 Good Providence 38 Good
Coastal 49 Good Coastal 24 Good
Friday, August 7, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 46 Good Western 28 Good
Providence 45 Good Providence 42 Good
Coastal 47 Good Coastal 26 Good

Forecast Discussion

Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | Updated 1:00 PM

Enjoy the dry weather for Tuesday, as oppressive humidity returns later in the week. Mostly sunny skies on Wednesday, with low MODERATE ozone statewide. Highs in the low 80s. Very humid Thursday and Friday. Ozone upper GOOD. Highs in the mid 80s with a possible stray thunderstorm each day. More sun than clouds with SW winds. 

Air Quality Forecast Regions

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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