Air Quality Forecast

Saturday, August 1, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	49	Good	Western	24	Good
Providence	46	Good	Providence	38	Good
Coastal	49	Good	Coastal	22	Good

Sunday, August 2, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	46	Good	Western	26	Good
Providence	45	Good	Providence	40	Good
Coastal	47	Good	Coastal	24	Good

Monday, August 3, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	40	Good	Western	22	Good
Providence	39	Good	Providence	38	Good
Coastal	40	Good	Coastal	20	Good

Forecast Discussion

Friday, July 31, 2026 | Updated 3:00 PM

Good air quality expected over the weekend, although Saturday ozone may flirt with MODERATE for a few hours. A mix of sun and clouds Saturday, highs near 80F with light south winds. Southerly winds pick up a bit through the day Sunday, with increased clouds late. Highs again in the 80s with GOOD air quality. Showers and thunder overnight and into Monday as a front approaches. Highs in the low 80s, again with GOOD air quality.

Air Quality Forecast Regions

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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