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Air Quality Forecast

Saturday, May 7, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 43 Good Western 24 Good
Providence 42 Good Providence 30 Good
Coastal 44 Good Coastal 22 Good
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 56 Moderate Western 38 Good
Providence 54 Moderate Providence 52 Moderate
Coastal 51 Moderate Coastal 30 Good
Monday, May 11, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 40 Good Western 22 Good
Providence 39 Good Providence 30 Good
Coastal 40 Good Coastal 24 Good

Forecast Discussion

Friday May 8, 2025 | Updated 12:10 PM

Unsettled for Saturday, with southerly flow, clouds, and showers. Air quality GOOD. Highs in the low 60s. Milder and drier Sunday, temps into the 70s. There should be enough sun combined with SW flow to bring ozone MODERATE, fine particles creep to near MODERATE in Providence, GOOD elsewhere. Temps fall off quite a bit Monday as low pressure to our south brings north winds, clouds, and showers. Highs only around 50F, but air quality back to 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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For further information, contact:

Darren Austin at (401) 537-4404
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