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Air Quality Forecast

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 42 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 26 Good
Providence & Vicinity 41 Good Providence & Vicinity 42 Good
Southern & Coastal 43 Good Southern & Coastal 28 Good
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 39 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 20 Good
Providence & Vicinity 38 Good Providence & Vicinity 36 Good
Southern & Coastal 39 Good Southern & Coastal 28 Good
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 38 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 18 Good
Providence & Vicinity 37 Good Providence & Vicinity 28 Good
Southern & Coastal 40 Good Southern & Coastal 20 Good

Forecast Discussion

Monday, April 14, 2025 | Updated 10:00 AM

For Tuesday, clouds and some spotty showers will limit any chances of ozone, while gusty SW winds will allow for GOOD PM with good mixing. Highs near 60F inland, cooler coastal. A mix of sun and clouds on Wednesday, with westerly flow and highs in the mid 50s and GOOD air quality. High pressure continues to build in on Thursday, with sunshine, NW flow, good mixing, and GOOD air quality. Highs again in the 50s. 

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