Triad Forecast
| Particulate Matter | Ozone | |
|---|---|---|
|
10/19/17
10/20/17
10/21/17
10/22/17
|
Fine Particles
40 Good
Fine Particles
48 Good
Fine Particles
52 Moderate
Fine Particles
54 Moderate |
Ozone
45 Good
Ozone
50 Good
Ozone
51 Moderate
Ozone
49 Good |
Synopsis and Discussion
The ridge of high pressure that has brought pleasant fall weather to the Triad continues to hang around, allowing for the elevation of ozone and particulate matter levels into the upper Code GREEN range today. The ridge should stay in place again on Friday, with the lack of wind allowing for additional ozone and particle pollution production to potentially elevate air quality levels into the lower Code YELLOW range by tomorrow afternoon. The high pressure ridge begins to slide offshore on Saturday, allowing for the return of warmer, moist air into the Triad. However, the influx of the warmer, wetter air mass will be slow enough to keep air quality levels from dropping out of the lower Code YELLOW range. The approach of a cold front on Sunday should increase dispersion to drop ozone levels into the upper Code GREEN range, but the accumulation of particulate matter ahead of the frontal boundary should keep particle pollution levels within the lower Code YELLOW range. (Payne)
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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.
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