Air Quality Forecast

Thursday, June 18, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	42	Good	Western	20	Good
Providence	41	Good	Providence	30	Good
Coastal	44	Good	Coastal	18	Good

Friday, June 19, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	47	Good	Western	24	Good
Providence	46	Good	Providence	36	Good
Coastal	48	Good	Coastal	26	Good

Saturday, June 20, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	42	Good	Western	24	Good
Providence	41	Good	Providence	34	Good
Coastal	43	Good	Coastal	24	Good

Forecast Discussion

Wednesday June 17, 2026 | Updated 10:40 AM

Air quality looking GOOD for the remainder of the week and into the weekend. After some wind, wet weather, and possibly thunder on Thursday, Friday and into the weekend looking sunny, dry, and very comfortable. Highs in the upper 70s. Westerly flow 10-15 MPH will allow for GOOD mixing and 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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