North Carolina Air Quality Forecast Center

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Air Quality observed on Wednesday, 08/05/2020 (Change date)

Charlotte

Wednesday

08/05/2020

AQI = 46

Ozone

Cabarrus, Gaston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Union and southern Iredell Counties

Fayetteville

Wednesday

08/05/2020

AQI = 29

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Cumberland and Harnett Counties

Hickory

Wednesday

08/05/2020

AQI = 54

Ozone

Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba Counties

Rocky Mount

Wednesday

08/05/2020

AQI = 29

Ozone

Edgecombe and Nash Counties

Triad

Wednesday

08/05/2020

AQI = 40

Ozone

Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham, and Stokes Counties

Data courtesy of Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection

Triangle

Wednesday

08/05/2020

AQI = 35

Particle Pollution

Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Orange, Person, Vance, and Wake Counties

Western Ridge Tops

Wednesday

08/05/2020

AQI = 41

Ozone

Elevations above 4000 feet in Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey Counties

Western Valleys

Wednesday

08/05/2020

AQI = 34

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Elevations below 4000 feet in Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Madison, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey Counties

Previously Observed is actual observed data, NOT previous Forecast data

Good

Moderate

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Unhealthy

Very
Unhealthy

Area	Ozone AQI	PM2.5 AQI	Color Code
Charlotte	46	40
Fayetteville	29	29
Hickory	54	33
Rocky Mount	29
Triad	40	28
Triangle	34	35
Western Ridge Tops	41
Western Valleys	34	34

Air Quality Forecast for Thursday, 08/06/2020

Alexander

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Alleghany

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Anson

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Ashe

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Avery

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Beaufort

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Bertie

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Bladen

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Brunswick

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Buncombe

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Burke

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Cabarrus

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Caldwell

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Camden

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Carteret

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Catawba

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Chatham

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Cherokee

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Chowan

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Clay

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Cleveland

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Columbus

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Craven

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Cumberland

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Currituck

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Dare

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Duplin

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Durham

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Edgecombe

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Franklin

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Gaston

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Gates

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Graham

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Granville

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Greene

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Halifax

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Harnett

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Haywood

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Henderson

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Hertford

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Hoke

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Hyde

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Iredell

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Jackson

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Johnston

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Jones

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Lee

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Lenoir

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Lincoln

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Macon

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Madison

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Martin

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

McDowell

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Mecklenburg

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Mitchell

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Montgomery

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Moore

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Nash

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

New Hanover

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

North Ridges

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Northampton

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Onslow

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Orange

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Pamlico

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Pasquotank

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Pender

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Perquimans

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Person

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Pitt

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Polk

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Richmond

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Robeson

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Rowan

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Rutherford

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Sampson

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Scotland

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

South Ridges

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Stanly

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Surry

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Swain

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Transylvania

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Triad

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 42

Ozone

Forecast courtesy of Forsyth County Environmental Assistance and Protection

Tyrrell

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Union

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Vance

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Wake

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Warren

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Washington

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Watauga

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Wayne

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Wilkes

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Wilson

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Yadkin

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Yancey

Thursday

08/06/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Last Updated: 08/04/2020 01:52 PM EDT

Good

Moderate

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Unhealthy

Very
Unhealthy

Forecast Area	Ozone AQI	PM2.5 AQI	Color Code	Notices
Asheville	40	45
Boone	40	45
Bryson City	40	45
Charlotte	50	45
Elizabeth City	40	45
Fayetteville	43	45
Goldsboro	40	45
Greenville	40	45
Hickory	40	45
New Bern	40	45
Northern Ridge Tops	40	45
Raleigh/Durham	43	45
Rocky Mount	43	45
Sourthern Ridge Tops	40	45
Triad	42	34
Wilmington	40	45

Air Quality Forecast for Friday, 08/07/2020

Alexander

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Alleghany

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Anson

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Ashe

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Avery

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Beaufort

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Bertie

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Bladen

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Brunswick

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Buncombe

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Burke

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Cabarrus

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Caldwell

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Camden

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Carteret

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Catawba

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Chatham

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Cherokee

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Chowan

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Clay

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Cleveland

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Columbus

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Craven

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Cumberland

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Currituck

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Dare

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Duplin

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Durham

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Edgecombe

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Franklin

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Gaston

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Gates

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Graham

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Granville

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Greene

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Halifax

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Harnett

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Haywood

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Henderson

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Hertford

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Hoke

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Hyde

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Iredell

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Jackson

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Johnston

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Jones

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Lee

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Lenoir

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Lincoln

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Macon

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Madison

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Martin

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

McDowell

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Mecklenburg

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Mitchell

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Montgomery

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Moore

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Nash

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

New Hanover

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

North Ridges

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Northampton

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Onslow

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Orange

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Pamlico

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Pasquotank

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Pender

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Perquimans

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Person

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Pitt

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Polk

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Richmond

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Robeson

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Rowan

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Rutherford

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Sampson

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Scotland

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

South Ridges

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Stanly

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Surry

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Swain

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Transylvania

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Triad

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 44

Ozone

Forecast courtesy of Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection

Tyrrell

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Union

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Vance

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Wake

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Warren

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Washington

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Watauga

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Wayne

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Wilkes

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Wilson

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Yadkin

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Yancey

Friday

08/07/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Last Updated: 08/05/2020 02:14 PM EDT

Good

Moderate

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Unhealthy

Very
Unhealthy

Forecast Area	Ozone AQI	PM2.5 AQI	Color Code	Notices
Asheville	40	45
Boone	40	45
Bryson City	40	45
Charlotte	50	45
Elizabeth City	40	45
Fayetteville	45	45
Goldsboro	40	45
Greenville	40	45
Hickory	40	45
New Bern	40	45
Northern Ridge Tops	40	45
Raleigh/Durham	45	45
Rocky Mount	45	45
Sourthern Ridge Tops	40	45
Triad	44	36
Wilmington	40	45