Triad Air Quality

Triad Forecast

Synopsis and Discussion

Air quality levels have risen into the upper Code GREEN range this afternoon, as offshore high pressure has kept the Triad under mostly sunny and dry skies. This pattern will largely persist over the next few days, with a few slight chances of rain each afternoon. Ozone concentrations will be highly dependent on rain/cloud coverage each day, and gusty southwesterly winds will likely prevent significant pooling of pollution particles near output sources. With that said, ozone levels will likely reach low Code YELLOW tomorrow, likely in areas downwind of urban areas. Increased cloud cover on Wednesday will likely keep ozone levels from rising out of the upper Code GREEN range. By Thursday, sunny skies and lighter south to southwest winds will likely see ozone levels return to Code YELLOW. With offshore high pressure remaining in place to usher in a maritime air mass, the Triad will likely remain Code GREEN for particle pollution through Thursday. However, any increase size or number of localized wildfire activity would elevate particle pollution levels downwind of ignition sources. (Payne) ***Due to increased wildfire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning and has canceled all burning permits statewide.***

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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

• Current Hourly Data
• Yesterday's Data & Calibration Report
• Simple Key for Reading Data File