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Air Quality observed on Wednesday, 03/03/2021 (Change date)

Alexander

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 44

Ozone

Alleghany

Observed Unavailable

Anson

Observed Unavailable

Ashe

Observed Unavailable

Avery

Observed Unavailable

Beaufort

Observed Unavailable

Bertie

Observed Unavailable

Bladen

Observed Unavailable

Brunswick

Observed Unavailable

Buncombe

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 44

Ozone

Burke

Observed Unavailable

Cabarrus

Observed Unavailable

Caldwell

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 44

Ozone

Camden

Observed Unavailable

Carteret

Observed Unavailable

Catawba

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 29

Particle Pollution

Chatham

Observed Unavailable

Cherokee

Observed Unavailable

Chowan

Observed Unavailable

Clay

Observed Unavailable

Cleveland

Observed Unavailable

Columbus

Observed Unavailable

Craven

Observed Unavailable

Cumberland

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 43

Ozone

Currituck

Observed Unavailable

Dare

Observed Unavailable

Duplin

Observed Unavailable

Durham

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 40

Ozone

Edgecombe

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 42

Ozone

Franklin

Observed Unavailable

Gaston

Observed Unavailable

Gates

Observed Unavailable

Graham

Observed Unavailable

Granville

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 40

Ozone

Greene

Observed Unavailable

Halifax

Observed Unavailable

Harnett

Observed Unavailable

Haywood

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 43

Ozone

Henderson

Observed Unavailable

Hertford

Observed Unavailable

Hoke

Observed Unavailable

Hyde

Observed Unavailable

Iredell

Observed Unavailable

Jackson

Observed Unavailable

Johnston

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 44

Ozone

Jones

Observed Unavailable

Lee

Observed Unavailable

Lenoir

Observed Unavailable

Lincoln

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 43

Ozone

Macon

Observed Unavailable

Madison

Observed Unavailable

Martin

Observed Unavailable

McDowell

Observed Unavailable

Mecklenburg

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 41

Ozone

Mitchell

Observed Unavailable

Montgomery

Observed Unavailable

Moore

Observed Unavailable

Nash

Observed Unavailable

New Hanover

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

North Ridges

Observed Unavailable

Northampton

Observed Unavailable

Onslow

Observed Unavailable

Orange

Observed Unavailable

Pamlico

Observed Unavailable

Pasquotank

Observed Unavailable

Pender

Observed Unavailable

Perquimans

Observed Unavailable

Person

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 44

Ozone

Pitt

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 40

Ozone

Polk

Observed Unavailable

Richmond

Observed Unavailable

Robeson

Observed Unavailable

Rowan

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 42

Ozone

Rutherford

Observed Unavailable

Sampson

Observed Unavailable

Scotland

Observed Unavailable

South Ridges

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 45

Ozone

Elevations above 4000 feet in Buncombe, Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, McDowell, Madison, Swain, Transylvania, Yancey Counties

Stanly

Observed Unavailable

Surry

Observed Unavailable

Swain

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 42

Ozone

Transylvania

Observed Unavailable

Triad

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 43

Ozone

Data courtesy of Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection

Tyrrell

Observed Unavailable

Union

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 42

Ozone

Vance

Observed Unavailable

Wake

Wednesday

03/03/2021

AQI = 41

Ozone

Warren

Observed Unavailable

Washington

Observed Unavailable

Watauga

Observed Unavailable

Wayne

Observed Unavailable

Wilkes

Observed Unavailable

Wilson

Observed Unavailable

Yadkin

Observed Unavailable

Yancey

Observed Unavailable

The previously observed data presented in this tab represents the max.observed
AQI from all monitors within each county that contains a monitor.

Good

Moderate

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Unhealthy

Very
Unhealthy

Area	Ozone AQI	PM2.5 AQI	Color Code
Buncombe (including city of Asheville)	44	15
Avery (including city of Boone)	Data Unavailable
Swain (including Bryson City)	42	39
Mecklenburg (including city of Charlotte)	41	32
Wake (including city of Raleigh)	41	34
Durham (including city of Durham)	40	31
Cumberland (including city of Fayetteville)	43	22
Pitt (including city of Greenville)	40	13
Edgecombe (including city of Rocky Mount)	42	19
Catawba (including city of Hickory)		29
New Hanover (including city of Wilmington)	35	10
Southern Ridge Tops (including Frying Pan)	45
Northern Ridge Tops (including Mount Mitchell)	Data Unavailable
Triad	43	22

Air Quality Forecast for Thursday, 03/04/2021

Alexander

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Alleghany

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Anson

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Ashe

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Avery

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Beaufort

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Bertie

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Bladen

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Brunswick

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Buncombe

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Burke

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Cabarrus

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Caldwell

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Camden

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Carteret

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Catawba

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Chatham

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Cherokee

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Chowan

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Clay

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Cleveland

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Columbus

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Craven

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Cumberland

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Currituck

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Dare

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Duplin

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Durham

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Edgecombe

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Franklin

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Gaston

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Gates

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Graham

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Granville

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Greene

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Halifax

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Harnett

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Haywood

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Henderson

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Hertford

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Hoke

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Hyde

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Iredell

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Jackson

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Johnston

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Jones

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Lee

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Lenoir

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Lincoln

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Macon

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Madison

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Martin

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

McDowell

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Mecklenburg

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Mitchell

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Montgomery

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Moore

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Nash

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

New Hanover

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

North Ridges

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Elevations above 4000 feet in Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes Counties

Northampton

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Onslow

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Orange

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Pamlico

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Pasquotank

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Pender

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Perquimans

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Person

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Pitt

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Polk

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Richmond

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Robeson

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Rowan

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Rutherford

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Sampson

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Scotland

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

South Ridges

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Elevations above 4000 feet in Buncombe, Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, McDowell, Madison, Swain, Transylvania, Yancey Counties

Stanly

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Surry

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Swain

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Transylvania

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Triad

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 47

Ozone

Forecast courtesy of Forsyth County Environmental Assistance and Protection

Tyrrell

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Union

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Vance

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Wake

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Warren

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Washington

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Watauga

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Wayne

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Wilkes

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Wilson

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Yadkin

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Yancey

Thursday

03/04/2021

AQI = 45

Particle Pollution

Last Updated: 03/03/2021 01:23 PM EST

Good

Moderate

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Unhealthy

Very
Unhealthy

Forecast Area	Ozone AQI	PM2.5 AQI	Color Code	Notices
Buncombe (including city of Asheville)	35	45
Avery (including city of Boone)	35	45
Swain (including Bryson City)	35	45
Mecklenburg (including city of Charlotte)	40	45
Wake (including city of Raleigh)	35	45
Durham (including city of Durham)	35	45
Cumberland (including city of Fayetteville)	35	45
Pitt (including city of Greenville)	35	35
Edgecombe (including city of Rocky Mount)	35	35
Catawba (including city of Hickory)	35	45
New Hanover (including city of Wilmington)	35	35
Southern Ridge Tops (including Frying Pan)	35	45
Northern Ridge Tops (including Mount Mitchell)	35	45
Triad	47	42

Air Quality Forecast for Friday, 03/05/2021

Alexander

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Alleghany

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Anson

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Ashe

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Avery

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Beaufort

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Bertie

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Bladen

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Brunswick

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Buncombe

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Burke

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Cabarrus

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Caldwell

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Camden

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Carteret

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Catawba

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Chatham

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Cherokee

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Chowan

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Clay

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Cleveland

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Columbus

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Craven

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Cumberland

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Currituck

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Dare

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Duplin

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Durham

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Edgecombe

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Franklin

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Gaston

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Gates

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Graham

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Granville

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Greene

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Halifax

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Harnett

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Haywood

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Henderson

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Hertford

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Hoke

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Hyde

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Iredell

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Jackson

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Johnston

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Jones

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Lee

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Lenoir

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Lincoln

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Macon

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Madison

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Martin

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

McDowell

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Mecklenburg

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Mitchell

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Montgomery

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Moore

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Nash

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

New Hanover

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

North Ridges

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Elevations above 4000 feet in Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes Counties

Northampton

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Onslow

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Orange

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Pamlico

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Pasquotank

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Pender

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Perquimans

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Person

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Pitt

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Polk

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Richmond

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Robeson

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Rowan

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Rutherford

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Sampson

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Scotland

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

South Ridges

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Elevations above 4000 feet in Buncombe, Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, McDowell, Madison, Swain, Transylvania, Yancey Counties

Stanly

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Surry

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Swain

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Transylvania

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Triad

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 39

Ozone

Forecast courtesy of Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection

Tyrrell

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Union

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Vance

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Wake

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Warren

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Washington

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Watauga

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Wayne

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Wilkes

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Wilson

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Yadkin

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Yancey

Friday

03/05/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone / Particle Pollution

Last Updated: 03/03/2021 01:26 PM EST

Good

Moderate

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Unhealthy

Very
Unhealthy

Forecast Area	Ozone AQI	PM2.5 AQI	Color Code	Notices
Buncombe (including city of Asheville)	35	35
Avery (including city of Boone)	35	35
Swain (including Bryson City)	35	35
Mecklenburg (including city of Charlotte)	35	35
Wake (including city of Raleigh)	35	35
Durham (including city of Durham)	35	35
Cumberland (including city of Fayetteville)	35	35
Pitt (including city of Greenville)	35	35
Edgecombe (including city of Rocky Mount)	35	35
Catawba (including city of Hickory)	35	35
New Hanover (including city of Wilmington)	35	35
Southern Ridge Tops (including Frying Pan)	35	35
Northern Ridge Tops (including Mount Mitchell)	35	35
Triad	39	34