Air Quality

AQI Forecast

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Daily AQI Table

Pollutant08/17/2608/18/2608/19/2608/20/2608/21/26
Ozone4250544944
PM2.55541425048

Synopsis and Discussion

Despite an abundance of sun, air quality levels currently reside in the upper Code GREEN range this afternoon as high pressure builds in from the northwest. Dewpoints continue to remain unpleasant, but weak high pressure moving over the Triad tomorrow will likely lead to a decrease in low-level moisture content. With light winds and mostly sunny skies expected, conditions should be ripe enough for decent ozone production to elevate air quality levels into the lower Code YELLOW range by the early afternoon. An approaching cold front on Thursday should quell any elevated concentrations of ozone and particulate matter as chances of showers and thunderstorms increase in the afternoon and evening hours. The boundary is expected to stall over the state on Friday, with mostly cloudy skies and likely chances of showers and thunderstorms leading to Code GREEN AQI. (Payne)

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Air Monitoring Data

The Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection is making data available from the county's air monitoring network as a public service. These data represent the hourly data set from all of the sites within this network. Data from Triad sites outside of Forsyth County are collected by the North Carolina Division of Air Quality.

Reports

Disclaimer: The Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection posts this information using the first available data from our air quality monitoring network. No quality control review has been performed on this data, and the final results are subject to change after completion of standard quality assurance review and validation procedures.