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Air Quality Forecast

Saturday, August 30, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 44 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 22 Good
Providence & Vicinity 42 Good Providence & Vicinity 30 Good
Southern & Coastal 44 Good Southern & Coastal 22 Good
Sunday, August 31, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 40 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 18 Good
Providence & Vicinity 39 Good Providence & Vicinity 26 Good
Southern & Coastal 40 Good Southern & Coastal 20 Good
Monday, September 1, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 40 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 24 Good
Providence & Vicinity 39 Good Providence & Vicinity 34 Good
Southern & Coastal 40 Good Southern & Coastal 24 Good

Forecast Discussion

Friday, August 29, 2025 | Updated 12:00 PM

High pressure and light flows will prevent any fire smoke from impacting RI, and conditions not favorable for ozone formation through at least Monday with days of GOOD air quality. Sunshine and west flow on Saturday, highs near 75. Sunny and pleasant again on Sunday, with winds shifting NE laste day. E to NE flow again on Labor Day, with just a tad more clouds, but still plenty of sun. Highs in the mid to upper 70s once again. 

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