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Air Quality Forecast

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 45 Good Western 24 Good
Providence 43 Good Providence 30 Good
Coastal 46 Good Coastal 22 Good
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 43 Good Western 24 Good
Providence 42 Good Providence 34 Good
Coastal 44 Good Coastal 22 Good
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 45 Good Western 24 Good
Providence 44 Good Providence 36 Good
Coastal 47 Good Coastal 20 Good

Forecast Discussion

Monday, August 24, 2026 | Updated 12:00 PM

A great start to the week weather wise, with sunshine, near seasonal temperatures, and lots of sunshine for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Highs in the upper 70s, with GOOD air quality. An approaching front on Thursday brings increasing humidity with southerly winds, and clouds late day....showers overnight. Air quality still expected GOOD. 

Air Quality Forecast Regions

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providence
coastal

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