Air Quality Forecast

Saturday, May 2, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	40	Good	Western	24	Good
Providence	39	Good	Providence	32	Good
Coastal	41	Good	Coastal	22	Good

Sunday, May 3, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	38	Good	Western	20	Good
Providence	37	Good	Providence	28	Good
Coastal	39	Good	Coastal	18	Good

Monday, May 4, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	48	Good	Western	28	Good
Providence	47	Good	Providence	46	Good
Coastal	47	Good	Coastal	26	Good

Forecast Discussion

Friday May 1, 2025 | Updated 2:40 PM

Air quality looks GOOD through the weekend and into Monday, albeit not the best weather weekend. Spotty showers on Saturday with clouds and SSW winds. Highs in the mid 50s with GOOD air quality. Some widely scattered showers Sunday as low pressure glides offshore to our south. Some clouds early, more sun late. Highs in the upper 50s with steady WNW flow, good mixing, and GOOD air quality. Southerly flow kicks in on Monday, highs in the mid 60s inland, cooler coastal. Mostly sunny with 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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