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Air Quality Forecast

Monday, May 26, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 44 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 22 Good
Providence & Vicinity 41 Good Providence & Vicinity 28 Good
Southern & Coastal 44 Good Southern & Coastal 24 Good
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 49 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 38 Good
Providence & Vicinity 47 Good Providence & Vicinity 48 Good
Southern & Coastal 49 Good Southern & Coastal 38 Good
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 40 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 22 Good
Providence & Vicinity 39 Good Providence & Vicinity 34 Good
Southern & Coastal 41 Good Southern & Coastal 28 Good

Forecast Discussion

Sunday, May 25, 2025 | Updated 9:45 AM

A great Memorial Day on tap with sunshine, perfect temperatures, and GOOD air quality. Highs in the upper 60s. Warmer on Tuesday with just a touch of ozone around, but overall GOOD. Temperatures into the mid 70s inland, a bit cooler coastal with light SW winds developing. Winds turn SE on Wednesday as low pressure develops to our south. Continued mild with mostly cloudy skies, highs once again in the 70s with GOOD air quality. 

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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