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Air Quality Forecast

Thursday, November 27, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 32 Good Western 18 Good
Providence 31 Good Providence 24 Good
Coastal 32 Good Coastal 18 Good
Friday, November 28, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 30 Good Western 14 Good
Providence 29 Good Providence 22 Good
Coastal 30 Good Coastal 16 Good
Saturday, November 29, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 32 Good Western 20 Good
Providence 32 Good Providence 26 Good
Coastal 33 Good Coastal 20 Good

Forecast Discussion

Wednesday, October 26, 2025 | Updated 12:20 PM

After a damp run of weather, Thanksgiving will bring dry/cold, windy, and blustery weather with GOOD air quality. Highs only near 40F. Much of the same on Friday, but a tad colder, with highs in the upper 30s. Good mixing once again makes for GOOD air quality with gusty west winds. A little less wind for Saturday, continued sunny, with highs near 40F. 

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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