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Air Quality Forecast

Friday, October 3, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 44 Good Western 26 Good
Providence 43 Good Providence 38 Good
Coastal 45 Good Coastal 28 Good
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 47 Good Western 52 Moderate
Providence 46 Good Providence 60 Moderate
Coastal 49 Good Coastal 51 Moderate
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 49 Good Western 52 Moderate
Providence 48 Good Providence 62 Moderate
Coastal 50 Good Coastal 53 Moderate

Forecast Discussion

Thursday, October 2, 2025 | Updated 10:00 AM

Perfect fall weather rounds out the week and through the weekend. Sunny on Friday with light SW winds and temps to near 70F. Air quality GOOD. Warm up on Saturday with WSW flow and highs near 80F. Ozone creeps up to MODERATE for several hours, while fine particles expected MODERATE statewide. Lots of sunshine. For Sunday, sun continues with light southerly winds developing. MODERATE fine particles continue. Highs again near 80F. 

Air Quality Forecast Regions

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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