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Air Quality Forecast

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 80 Moderate Western 52 Moderate
Providence 75 Moderate Providence 62 Moderate
Coastal 85 Moderate Coastal 52 Moderate
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Thursday, May 28, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 44 Good Western 26 Good
Providence 43 Good Providence Good
Coastal 45 Good Coastal 22 Good
Friday, May 29, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 42 Good Western 24 Good
Providence 41 Good Providence 30 Good
Coastal 43 Good Coastal 22 Good

Forecast Discussion

Tuesday May 26, 2026 | Updated 10:40 AM

Warm and a bit muggy on Wednesday with temps climbing well into the 80s with SW flow. A mix of sun and clouds with possible afternoon showers. The clouds should keep ozone in the MODERATE range. Fine particles MODERATE as well. A cold front passes overnight with a shift to N flow, with cooler and drier weather for Thursday. Pockets of sun, but still chance of a shower. GOOD air quality. A mix of sun and clouds on Friday, with NW flow, and GOOD air quality. 

Air Quality Forecast Regions

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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
Joseph Poccia at (401) 537-4385