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Air Quality Forecast

Thursday, June 4, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 52 Moderate Western 30 Good
Providence 54 Moderate Providence 32 Good
Coastal 60 Moderate Coastal 24 Good
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Friday, June 5, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 75 Moderate Western 52 Moderate
Providence 80 Moderate Providence Moderate
Coastal 95 Moderate Coastal 54 Moderate
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 65 Moderate Western 52 Moderate
Providence 68 Moderate Providence 62 Moderate
Coastal 60 Moderate Coastal 52 Moderate

Forecast Discussion

Wednesday June 3, 2026 | Updated 4:00 PM

Warm weather on tap for the remainder of the week, getting increasingly warm each day. For Thursday, sunshine, highs near 80F, cooler coastal with SSW flow. Ozone MODERATE statewide. Ozone upper MODERATE on Friday, a bit warmer. Some hours may reach UNHEALHTY. Hot with temperatures 90F inland, cooler coastal. Fine particles also expected MODERATE with some light Canadian fire smoke. Moderate ozone and fine particles linger into Saturday. Winds should be a bit more southerly, preventing ozone from reaching UNHEALTHY.

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