Triad Air Quality

Triad Forecast

Synopsis and Discussion

Despite the inundation of rain overnight and through much of the morning, particle pollution levels reside in the upper Code GREEN range this afternoon. Saharan dust has made its way across the Atlantic and into the southeastern United States, which is the likely source of elevated particle pollution concentrations when shower intensity subsides. Fortunately the active weather pattern will continue tomorrow and into the weekend as the stalled frontal boundary remains in close proximity to the Triad. Off and on shower activity should persist long enough tomorrow and into Saturday morning to keep air quality levels Code GREEN. Drier periods will become more frequent Saturday and Sunday as dry air begins to push in from the northwest. This should allow ozone levels to increase while also preventing Saharan dust from further infiltrating the Carolinas. With that said, air quality levels are expected to remain Code GREEN into next 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.

Reports

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