Triad Air Quality

Triad Forecast

Synopsis and Discussion

Air quality levels are currently hovering near the upper Code GREEN to low Code YELLOW threshold across the Triad this afternoon, as offshore high pressure continues to keep the Carolinas under a summer-like weather pattern. Elevated dewpoints have prevented significant growth of ozone concentrations and should continue to through the rest of the week as the offshore high pressure ridge remains in place. Though the risk of new wildfire growth & initiation remains elevated, particle pollution levels are expected to trend downward to Code GREEN tomorrow and through the rest of the week as a cleaner low-level maritime air mass circulates into the Carolinas. With skies remaining mostly sunny throughout each day, ozone AQI is expected to rise into the lower Code YELLOW range through Thursday. Increasing rain chances on Friday will likely lower ozone levels to the upper Code GREEN range. (Payne) ***Due to increased wildfire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a statewide 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