Air Quality

AQI Forecast

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Daily AQI Table

Pollutant10/26/2510/27/2510/28/2510/29/2510/30/25
Ozone3627252630
PM2.55754484035

Synopsis and Discussion

A strong Cold Air Damming (CAD) weather pattern has set up over the Triad, Monday. Cool high pressure over the NE US has ridged down the east coast while warm, moist air, from a series of disturbances to the SE of NC, rides over the cool dome resulting in cloudy skies and periods of cool rain. Thus far, the rain hasn't overcome the slightly elevated code YELLOW particle pollution readings, Monday. Continued rain, which will increase in intensity through Tuesday, will help to push particle pollution values lower and code GREEN. The CAD regime will persist, Wednesday, as low pressure, spinning to the west of the state, will swing another batch of rain, into the region, helping to keep particle pollution lower and code GREEN. A few lingering showers are still possible, Thursday, as the rain and dense clouds finally exit the state. Particle pollution will contine in the GOOD range, Thursday. Ozone will be very low and code GREEN throughout the forecasting period (GENTRY).

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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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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.

Contact Us

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