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Air Quality Forecast

Saturday, July 26, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 48 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 90 Moderate
Providence & Vicinity 46 Good Providence & Vicinity 80 Moderate
Southern & Coastal 48 Good Southern & Coastal 90 Moderate
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 44 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 60 Moderate
Providence & Vicinity 46 Good Providence & Vicinity 70 Moderate
Southern & Coastal 48 Good Southern & Coastal 65 Moderate
Monday, July 28, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 49 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 56 Moderate
Providence & Vicinity 49 Good Providence & Vicinity 65 Moderate
Southern & Coastal 49 Good Southern & Coastal 56 Moderate

Forecast Discussion

Saturday, July 24, 2025 | Updated 9:15 AM

Canadian firesmoke has moved into RI around sunrise this morning with values into the UNHEALTHY continuing for several hours through midday. Improving through the afternoon and evening to mid MODERATE.  Hazy sunshine, easterly flow, with highs in the 70s. MODERATE fine particles continues on Sunday with lingering fire smoke. Clouds and showers during the afternoon and overnight. Highs in the mid 70s with light south winds. Sunshine and hot weather for Monday, highs in the 90s. Ozone may reach MODERATE Mon/Tues. Looks like some continued firesmoke will keep partilces elevated to low MODERATE. 

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

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Darren Austin at (401) 537-4404
Joseph Poccia at (401) 537-4385