Triad Air Quality

Triad Forecast

Synopsis and Discussion

After a drizzly and cloudy start to the day, skies have gradually become partly sunny across the Triad. This had led to a late start for ozone production, with ozone AQI easily remaining Code GREEN. However, particle pollution levels are moderately elevated over the Carolinas with various areas upstream also observing elevated particle concentrations, likely leading to Code YELLOW AQI for particle pollution levels today. The Triad will remain on the backside of an upper-level trough through mid-week, with seasonable temperatures providing enough aid to ozone production to warrant Code YELLOW AQI for both ozone and particle pollution for Monday. Southwesterly winds increase on Tuesday ahead of an upper-level disturbance diving in from the northwest that will likely bring a decent chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon & evening hours. With that said, air quality levels will likely fall to the upper Code GREEN range with increasing clouds and wind dispersion preventing pooling of pollution concentrations. Wednesday will likely be hot and slightly less humid in the wake of the departing upper-level disturbance, with air quality levels remaining in the upper Code GREEN range. (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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