Air Quality Forecast

Saturday, March 7, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	38	Good	Western	26	Good
Providence	37	Good	Providence	40	Good
Coastal	39	Good	Coastal	24	Good

Sunday, March 8, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	40	Good	Western	44	Good
Providence	39	Good	Providence	48	Good
Coastal	40	Good	Coastal	28	Good

Monday, March 9, 2026
Ozone	AQI	Rating	Fine Particles	AQI	Rating
Western	44	Good	Western	45	Good
Providence	43	Good	Providence	49	Good
Coastal	42	Good	Coastal	38	Good

Forecast Discussion

Friday, March 6, 2025 | Updated 1:40 PM

Cloudy with S to SW winds on Saturday, with a chance of showers early. Highs near 50F. Air quality GOOD. More SW flow on Sunday, with highs climbing to near 60F. Some hours of MODERATE PM 2.5 around PVD, but otherwise GOOD. Sunny and mild for Monday with highs again near 60F. There should be enough mixing for 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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