AQI Alerts for Providence, RI

# HEADLINE -------------------- AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING # SUMMARY -------------------- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has issued an Air Quality Alert Day for Ground Level Ozone, from 11 AM this morning to 11 PM EDT this evening. An Air Quality Alert day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management website at: https://dem.ri.gov/ # DETAILS -------------------- ISSUED AT Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 1:52 AM EDT ISSUED BY Relayed by National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA HEADER Air Quality Alert Message # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Eastern Kent RI, Block Island RI, Bristol RI, Newport RI, Northwest Providence RI, Southeast Providence RI, Washington RI, Western Kent RI Including the cities of Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham