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Air Quality observed on Saturday, 07/11/2020 (Change date)

Charlotte

Saturday

07/11/2020

AQI = 47

Ozone

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

Fayetteville

Saturday

07/11/2020

AQI = 44

Ozone

Cumberland and Harnett Counties

Hickory

Saturday

07/11/2020

AQI = 43

Ozone

Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, and Catawba Counties

Rocky Mount

Saturday

07/11/2020

AQI = 46

Ozone

Edgecombe and Nash Counties

Triad

Saturday

07/11/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone

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

Data courtesy of Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection

Triangle

Saturday

07/11/2020

AQI = 48

Ozone

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

Western Ridge Tops

Saturday

07/11/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

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

Western Valleys

Saturday

07/11/2020

AQI = 46

Ozone

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	47	30
Fayetteville	44	25
Hickory	43	23
Rocky Mount	46	26
Triad	45	24
Triangle	48	23
Western Ridge Tops	50
Western Valleys	46	29

Air Quality Forecast for Sunday, 07/12/2020

Alexander

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Alleghany

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Anson

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Ashe

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Avery

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Beaufort

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Bertie

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Bladen

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Brunswick

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Buncombe

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Burke

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Cabarrus

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Caldwell

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Camden

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Carteret

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Catawba

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Chatham

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Cherokee

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Chowan

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Clay

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Cleveland

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Columbus

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Craven

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Cumberland

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Currituck

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Dare

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Duplin

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Durham

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Edgecombe

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Franklin

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Gaston

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Gates

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Graham

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Granville

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Greene

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Halifax

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Harnett

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Haywood

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Henderson

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Hertford

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Hoke

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Hyde

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Iredell

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Jackson

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Johnston

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Jones

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Lee

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Lenoir

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Lincoln

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Macon

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Madison

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Martin

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

McDowell

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Mecklenburg

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 67

Ozone

Mitchell

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Montgomery

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Moore

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Nash

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

New Hanover

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

North Ridges

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 71

Ozone

Northampton

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Onslow

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Orange

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Pamlico

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Pasquotank

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Pender

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Perquimans

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Person

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Pitt

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Polk

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Richmond

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Robeson

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Rowan

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Rutherford

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Sampson

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Scotland

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

South Ridges

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 71

Ozone

Stanly

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Surry

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Swain

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Transylvania

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Triad

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 61

Ozone

Forecast courtesy of Forsyth County Environmental Assistance and Protection

Tyrrell

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Union

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Vance

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Wake

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Warren

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Washington

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Watauga

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Wayne

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Wilkes

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Wilson

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Yadkin

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Yancey

Sunday

07/12/2020

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Last Updated: 07/12/2020 02:23 PM EDT

Good

Moderate

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Unhealthy

Very
Unhealthy

Forecast Area	Ozone AQI	PM2.5 AQI	Color Code	Notices
Asheville	43	45
Boone	43	45
Bryson City	43	45
Charlotte	67	45
Elizabeth City	43	45
Fayetteville	50	45
Goldsboro	43	45
Greenville	43	45
Hickory	43	45
New Bern	43	45
Northern Ridge Tops	71	45
Raleigh/Durham	51	45
Rocky Mount	51	45
Sourthern Ridge Tops	71	45
Triad	61	43
Wilmington	43	45

Air Quality Forecast for Monday, 07/13/2020

Alexander

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Alleghany

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Anson

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Ashe

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Avery

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Beaufort

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Bertie

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Bladen

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Brunswick

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Buncombe

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Burke

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Cabarrus

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Caldwell

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Camden

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Carteret

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Catawba

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Chatham

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Cherokee

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Chowan

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Clay

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Cleveland

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Columbus

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Craven

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Cumberland

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Currituck

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Dare

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Duplin

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Durham

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Edgecombe

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Franklin

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Gaston

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Gates

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Graham

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Granville

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Greene

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Halifax

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Harnett

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Haywood

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Henderson

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Hertford

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Hoke

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Hyde

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Iredell

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Jackson

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Johnston

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Jones

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Lee

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Lenoir

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Lincoln

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Macon

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Madison

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Martin

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

McDowell

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Mecklenburg

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 58

Ozone

Mitchell

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Montgomery

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Moore

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Nash

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

New Hanover

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

North Ridges

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Northampton

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Onslow

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Orange

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Pamlico

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Pasquotank

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Pender

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Perquimans

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Person

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Pitt

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Polk

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Richmond

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Robeson

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Rowan

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Rutherford

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Sampson

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Scotland

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

South Ridges

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Stanly

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Surry

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Swain

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Transylvania

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Triad

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 51

Ozone

Forecast courtesy of Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection

Tyrrell

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Union

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 50

Ozone

Vance

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Wake

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Warren

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Washington

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Watauga

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Wayne

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Wilkes

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Wilson

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Yadkin

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Yancey

Monday

07/13/2020

AQI = 45

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Last Updated: 07/11/2020 02:03 PM EDT

Good

Moderate

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Unhealthy

Very
Unhealthy

Forecast Area	Ozone AQI	PM2.5 AQI	Color Code	Notices
Asheville	45	45
Boone	45	45
Bryson City	45	45
Charlotte	58	45
Elizabeth City	45	45
Fayetteville	45	45
Goldsboro	45	45
Greenville	45	45
Hickory	45	45
New Bern	45	45
Northern Ridge Tops	45	45
Raleigh/Durham	45	45
Rocky Mount	45	45
Sourthern Ridge Tops	45	45
Triad	51	40
Wilmington	45	45