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Air Quality Forecast

Saturday, February 22, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity Good Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 24 Good
Providence & Vicinity Good Good Providence & Vicinity 38 Good
Southern & Coastal Good Good Southern & Coastal 22 Good
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity Good Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 51 Moderate
Providence & Vicinity Good Good Providence & Vicinity 58 Moderate
Southern & Coastal Good Good Southern & Coastal 52 Moderate
Monday, February 24, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity Good Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 54 Moderate
Providence & Vicinity Good Good Providence & Vicinity 60 Moderate
Southern & Coastal Good Good Southern & Coastal 54 Moderate

Forecast Discussion

Friday, February 21, 2025 | Updated 11:00 AM

Ozone readings expected to be GOOD through spring of 2025.  Daily forecast is for fine particles.

Sunny with high pressure and NW flows making for GOOD air quality on Saturday. Highs in the upper 30s. Warmer on Sunday with west winds and highs in the 40s. Fine particle expected to build to MODERATE late day and overnight. MODERATE PM 2.5 on Monday with light SW winds as a warming trend begins into midweek. Highs in the low to mid 40s. 

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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