Triad Air Quality

Triad Forecast

Synopsis and Discussion

Ozone production has ramped up across much of the Triad this afternoon, elevating air quality levels into the upper Code YELLOW range. Some locations have reached Code ORANGE for hourly concentrations, but a slight chance of isolated storms moving in from the north later this afternoon in conjunction with decreasing total daylight hours will likely keep ozone AQI Code YELLOW for today's daily average. Chances of rain increase tomorrow as slightly more organized convection moving in from the north should increase low-level moisture and cloud cover to limit ozone and particle pollution concentrations to the low/ middle Code YELLOW range. Increased cloud cover and isolated showers on Saturday should keep ozone AQI Code GREEN, but particle pollution will likely remain trapped underneath the cloud deck to sustain Code YELLOW particle pollution AQI. A bit more sun is expected for Sunday, though a slight chance of rain should keep ozone AQI Code GREEN while particle pollution levels continue to remain Code YELLOW. (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

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