Air Quality Forecast Thursday, April 25, 2024 Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating Alton Jones & Vicinity 42 Good Alton Jones & Vicinity 14 Good Providence & Vicinity 41 Good Providence & Vicinity 28 Good Southern & Coastal 44 Good Southern & Coastal 16 Good Friday, April 26, 2024 Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating Alton Jones & Vicinity 43 Good Alton Jones & Vicinity 24 Good Providence & Vicinity 42 Good Providence & Vicinity 36 Good Southern & Coastal 44 Good Southern & Coastal 24 Good Saturday, April 27, 2024 Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating Alton Jones & Vicinity 44 Good Alton Jones & Vicinity 36 Good Providence & Vicinity 43 Good Providence & Vicinity 48 Good Southern & Coastal 45 Good Southern & Coastal 38 Good Forecast Discussion Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | Updated 4:00 PM High pressure will settle directly overhead on Thursday and more or less remain there through Saturday. This will spell very sunny days, high in the 60s, variable winds, and GOOD air quality Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. There appear no favorable flows for ozone transport, so ozone should be GOOD. The high pressure will limit mixing heights with fine particles creeping to near MODERATE during chilly late night, early morning hours. PM 2.5 will also creep up a bit Thursday and Friday in urban areas, but not expected to reach MODERATE. Air Quality Index (AQI) Level of Concern Value Description 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. Sign Up for Air Quality Alert Notifications Additional Resources Air Quality & Your Health Health Effects of Ozone Pollution Health Effects of Fine Particle Pollution Outdoor Activity Guidance for Schools EPA Smoke-Ready Toolbox for Wildfires Phone Numbers State Clean Air Programs: 1-401-222-2808 American Lung Association Lung HelpLine: 1-800-586-4872 Relevant Links AirNow Ozone Information Fine Particle Information CAMNET Realtime Air Pollution & Visibility Monitoring For further information: email Darren Austin or call (401) 537-4404 email Joseph Poccia or call (401 537-4385