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Air Quality Forecast

Thursday, April 3, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 39 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 18 Good
Providence & Vicinity 38 Good Providence & Vicinity 20 Good
Southern & Coastal 40 Good Southern & Coastal 22 Good
Friday, April 4, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 42 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 24 Good
Providence & Vicinity 40 Good Providence & Vicinity 32 Good
Southern & Coastal 41 Good Southern & Coastal 26 Good
Saturday, April 3, 2025
Ozone AQI Rating Fine Particles AQI Rating
West Greenwich & Vicinity 38 Good West Greenwich & Vicinity 16 Good
Providence & Vicinity 37 Good Providence & Vicinity 26 Good
Southern & Coastal 39 Good Southern & Coastal 18 Good

Forecast Discussion

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | Updated 3:30 PM

Air quality looking clean for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. A strong front approaches on Thursday resulting in mild temps, strong southerly winds, and showers. Highs in the 60s. The front drifts south on Friday, continued mild, with light NW winds. Cooler on Saturday with clouds and showers coming in off the cool Atlantic. Highs only in the upper 40s. 

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