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Air Quality Forecast

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 38 🟢Good Western 26 🟢Good
Providence 37 🟢Good  Providence 38 🟢Good
Coastal 39 🟢Good  Coastal 24 🟢Good

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 35 🟢Good  Western 34 🟢Good 
Providence 34 🟢Good  Providence 52 🟡Moderate
Coastal 36 🟢Good  Coastal 36 🟢Good 

Thursday, November 12, 2026

Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 32 🟢Good  Western 24 🟢Good
Providence 31 🟢Good  Providence 34 🟢Good
Coastal 33 🟢Good  Coastal 22 🟢Good

Forecast Discussion

Monday, November 9, 2026 | Updated 1:00 PM

For Tuesday, breezy with WSW winds and sunshine. Decent mixing should keep air quality GOOD. Highs in the upper 50s. For Veterans Day, winds become light with a slight bump up in PM 2.5 late day and overnight around Providence. Sunny, near 60F. East flow picks up Thursday, with increased clouds. Marine air should push clean air in late day, with GOOD air quality. Highs in the low 50s. 

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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Additional Resources

For further information, contact:

Darren Austin at (401) 537-4404
Joseph Poccia at (401) 537-4385