Air Quality

AQI Forecast

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Daily AQI Table

Pollutant04/23/2504/24/2504/25/2504/26/2504/27/25
Ozone7148444549
PM2.55553555133

Synopsis and Discussion

High pressure has moved offshore and has allowed for increasing low-level moisture from the southeast, with extensive cloud cover limiting ozone production while also allowing particle pollution to accumulate in the lower portion of the atmosphere to keep AQI Code YELLOW today. Particle pollution will likely remain elevated in the Code YELLOW range through Saturday afternoon as the Triad will remain in an unsettled weather pattern that should usher in periodic showers until a cold front pushes through from the northwest Saturday evening. Cloud cover should continue to limit ozone production to keep ozone AQI Code GREEN through Saturday. Dry high pressure builds in from the north Saturday night and through Sunday to drop particle pollution to Code GREEN, but clearing skies will allow for decent ozone production to elevate ozone AQI into the upper Code GREEN range by Sunday afternoon. (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

Disclaimer: The Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection posts this information using the first available data from our air quality monitoring network. No quality control review has been performed on this data, and the final results are subject to change after completion of standard quality assurance review and validation procedures.

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Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection
Fifth Floor
Forsyth County Government Center
201 North Chestnut Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Phone: 336 703 2440 Fax: 336 727 2777