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State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Air Quality Forecast

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	30	🟢Good	Western	20	🟢Good
Providence	29	🟢Good	Providence	30	🟢Good
Coastal	30	🟢Good	Coastal	18	🟢Good

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	29	🟢Good	Western	16	🟢Good
Providence	28	🟢Good	Providence	24	🟢Good
Coastal	30	🟢Good	Coastal	14	🟢Good

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	33	🟢Good	Western	18	🟢Good
Providence	32	🟢Good	Providence	26	🟢Good
Coastal	34	🟢Good	Coastal	20	🟢Good

Forecast Discussion

Monday, October 19, 2026 | Updated 9:40 AM

Consistent clean N/NE winds are expected through midweek. RI is squeezed between strong low pressure offshore with high pressure to our NW. Dry, breezy, sunny with GOOD air quality Monday through Thurs. Highs in the upper 50s/low 60s.

Air Quality Forecast Regions

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providence

coastal

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