Triad Air Quality

Triad Forecast

Synopsis and Discussion

Drier air continues to infiltrate the Triad from the northwest this afternoon, allowing ozone levels to gradually rise into the upper Code GREEN range today. Winds lighten tomorrow morning before becoming more westerly in the afternoon as high pressure resides over the Triad. Despite the typical decrease in weekend emissions, favorable conditions for ozone production should elevate air quality levels into the lower Code YELLOW range. Dewpoints begin to slowly increase on Sunday as the offshore Bermuda high begins to regain influence over the Carolinas. Ambient temperatures are also expected to rise as southwesterly winds become more persistent, allowing air quality levels to rise into the low to middle Code YELLOW range. Southwesterly winds are expected to become gustier on Monday ahead of an approaching cold front from the northwest, with hot and humid conditions providing fuel for scattered showers and storms in the afternoon to lower air quality levels into 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.

Reports

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