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Air Quality Forecast

Thursday, March 19, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 44 Good Western 26 Good
Providence 43 Good Providence 38 Good
Coastal 44 Good Coastal 26 Good
Friday, March 20, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 46 Good Western 34 Good
Providence 45 Good Providence 52 Moderate
Coastal 48 Good Coastal 38 Good
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
Western 42 Good Western 30 Good
Providence 40 Good Providence 52 Moderate
Coastal 42 Good Coastal 38 Good

Forecast Discussion

Wednesday, March 18, 2025 | Updated 2:30 PM

Sunny and mild both Thursday and Friday, with Friday climbing into the 50s. South wind Thursday, high in the upper 40s with GOOD. Fine particle Friday build to MODERATE in Providence, upper GOOD elsewhere with SW winds. Rain showers Saturday, with SW winds. Clouds with highs again in the 50s. Fine particles near MODERATE in PVD, upper GOOD elsewhere. 

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