Triad Air Quality

Triad Forecast

Synopsis and Discussion

A couple of rounds of moderate to heavy showers/storms this morning has given way to increasing sun this afternoon, though a chance of isolated showers/storms still exists into the evening to keep air quality levels Code GREEN for Friday. Early morning cloud cover should eventually give way to increasing sun into the afternoon on Saturday as the upper-level trough axis still remains west of the Triad, allowing ozone levels to approach the upper Code GREEN range. A slight chance of showers/storms is possible later in the afternoon and evening, but the upper-level trough should finally pass east of the Triad to allow for drier air to infiltrate the region on Sunday. Northwesterly winds coming off the Appalachians may induce some compressional warming in the Triad, as lower dewpoints and mostly sunny skies may provide ample support for ozone production despite Sunday being the day we typically observe lower pollution emissions. With that said, air quality levels are expected to remain upper Code GREEN, but an hour or two in the low Code YELLOW range is possible. Monday should also be mostly sunny and dry, with light winds providing plenty of support to elevate air quality levels to Code YELLOW for the beginning of the work week. (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.

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