Air Quality Forecast

Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity Good Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 18 Good
Providence & Vicinity Good Good Providence & Vicinity 28 Good
Southern & Coastal Good Good Southern & Coastal 18 Good
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity Good Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 36 Good
Providence & Vicinity Good Good Providence & Vicinity 46 Good
Southern & Coastal Good Good Southern & Coastal 26 Moderate
Tuesday, January 17, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity Good Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 52 Moderate
Providence & Vicinity Good Good Providence & Vicinity 62 Moderate
Southern & Coastal Good Good Southern & Coastal 51 Moderate

Forecast Discussion

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | Updated 4:15 PM

Ozone readings expected to be GOOD through spring of 2025.  Daily forecast is for fine particles.

Cold, sunny, and blustery again on Wednesday with uncomfortable NW winds at times coupled with highs only around 30F. Air quality very GOOD. Winds settled to light west on Thursday, with mostly sunny skies, and temperatures again around 30F. High pressure drifts directly overhead on Friday and with it, fine particles expected to be low MODERATE statewide, per typical, highest around Providence. Light NW winds and highs into the mid 30s. 

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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Darren Austin at (401) 537-4404
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