Air Quality

AQI Forecast

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Daily AQI Table

Pollutant10/12/2510/13/2510/14/2510/15/2510/16/25
Ozone3133384540
PM2.52317354035

Synopsis and Discussion

AQI readings are low and Code Green to start the new workweek as low pressure continues to churn just offshore. Tranquil weather is anticipated over the next three days with highs in the 70s under mainly sunny skies. A backdoor cold front does look to sweep during the second half of Wednesday but no rainfall is expected. With October’s lower sun angle and shorter days, ozone averages are expected to net out in the Code Green range each day. There is the potential for decent temperature inversions to form each night that will act to trap fine particles close to the surface for several hours. Once daytime vertical mixing commences however, concentrations will decrease rapidly and daily averages are expected to net out in the mid to upper Code Green range, likely highest on Wednesday out ahead of the aforementioned front when some pooling of pollution may occur. (Greg Perrotte / perrotgt@forsyth.cc)

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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.

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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