Triad Air Quality

Triad Forecast

Synopsis and Discussion

Air quality levels remain well within the Code GREEN range today as scattered showers and thunderstorms this morning has kept the Triad fairly damp and cloudy into the early afternoon. Skies will likely begin to clear a bit later this afternoon, but ozone and particle pollution production will likely have a minimal impact to altering AQI values. Another round of morning showers and storms will roll through the Triad tomorrow in advance of a stronger cold front approaching from the west. Skies are expected to clear out quickly after the early morning precipitation, leading to increasing instability that should fuel some isolated showers and storms associated with the passage of the front later in the afternoon. With that said, skies will likely be cloudy enough to limit ozone production, but particle pollution levels are expected to reach lower Code YELLOW AQI as particle pollution accumulates ahead of the frontal boundary. Drier high pressure moves into the Triad on Thursday and Friday, likely leading to ozone levels approaching the upper end of the Code GREEN range. (Payne) *** Due to increased wildfire risk and severe to extreme drought across most of the state, 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

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