Triad Air Quality

Triad Forecast

Synopsis and Discussion

A dry air mass over the Triad has kept skies mostly sunny into the early afternoon, allowing for enough low-level mixing to keep particle pollution levels in the upper Code GREEN range. However, cloud cover is expected to increase and thicken from west to east into the evening as an upper level trough and associated cold front approaches from the west. Particulate matter concentrations are expected to accumulate ahead of this boundary, and widespread cloud cover should trap pollutants close to the surface overnight and through most of tomorrow. Rain chances should remain low through much of the day until the leading line of the cold front moves through to bring a shot of moderate to heavy showers. With that said, expect air quality levels to rise into the lower Code YELLOW range until the front passes in the evening hours. Another dry air mass moves into the Triad for the weekend, dropping AQI to Code GREEN through Sunday. (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

• Current Hourly Data
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