Air Quality Forecast

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	34	🟢Good	Western	24	🟢Good
Providence	33	🟢Good	Providence	34	🟢Good
Coastal	35	🟢Good	Coastal	24	🟢Good

Sunday, October 25, 2026

Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	39	🟢Good	Western	36	🟢Good
Providence	40	🟢Good	Providence	52	🟡Moderate
Coastal	40	🟢Good	Coastal	38	🟢Good

Monday, October 26, 2026

Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	45	🟢Good	Western	52	🟡Moderate
Providence	46	🟢Good	Providence	60	🟡Moderate
Coastal	44	🟢Good	Coastal	54	🟡Moderate

Forecast Discussion

Friday, October 23, 2026 | Updated 10:40 AM

High pressure and spectacular fall weather on tap for the weekend, with mild sunny days and cool nights. Saturday, light west winds, highs near 60F. Fine particles build up to low MODERATE in urban spots for Sunday, due to light winds and limited mixing. Highs in the low 60s. Mid to upper 60s on Monday, with MODERATE PM 2.5 readings statewide.

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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