Air Quality

AQI Forecast

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Daily AQI Table

Pollutant
Ozone
PM2.55851555254

Synopsis and Discussion

Air quality levels currently reside in the lower Code YELLOW range this afternoon as the Triad remains under an unseasonably cold weather pattern that is expected to persist through the end of the week. Remnant sleet/ice continues to remain a sizable hazard for the region today, as maximum temperatures are expected to barely exceed freezing this afternoon. Other than roads that have been cleared and areas where solar radiation has induced melt, most outdoor surfaces with continue to remain icy and any melt will refreeze overnight. Colder than usual outdoor surfaces will also aid in strengthening the nocturnal temperature inversion, trapping particle pollution closer to the surface and maintain Code YELLOW AQI. This pattern of minimal melt during the day and refreeze overnight will persist through Friday, leading to air quality levels remaining Code YELLOW each day. (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.

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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