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Air Quality observed on Saturday, 06/12/2021 (Change date)

Alexander

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 23

Ozone

Alleghany

Observed Unavailable

Anson

Observed Unavailable

Ashe

Observed Unavailable

Avery

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 23

Ozone

Beaufort

Observed Unavailable

Bertie

Observed Unavailable

Bladen

Observed Unavailable

Brunswick

Observed Unavailable

Buncombe

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 30

Ozone

Burke

Observed Unavailable

Cabarrus

Observed Unavailable

Caldwell

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 24

Ozone

Camden

Observed Unavailable

Carteret

Observed Unavailable

Catawba

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 18

Particle Pollution

Chatham

Observed Unavailable

Cherokee

Observed Unavailable

Chowan

Observed Unavailable

Clay

Observed Unavailable

Cleveland

Observed Unavailable

Columbus

Observed Unavailable

Craven

Observed Unavailable

Cumberland

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 28

Ozone

Currituck

Observed Unavailable

Dare

Observed Unavailable

Duplin

Observed Unavailable

Durham

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 21

Ozone

Edgecombe

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 22

Ozone

Franklin

Observed Unavailable

Gaston

Observed Unavailable

Gates

Observed Unavailable

Graham

Observed Unavailable

Granville

Observed Unavailable

Greene

Observed Unavailable

Halifax

Observed Unavailable

Harnett

Observed Unavailable

Haywood

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 40

Ozone

Henderson

Observed Unavailable

Hertford

Observed Unavailable

Hoke

Observed Unavailable

Hyde

Observed Unavailable

Iredell

Observed Unavailable

Jackson

Observed Unavailable

Johnston

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 22

Particle Pollution

Jones

Observed Unavailable

Lee

Observed Unavailable

Lenoir

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 24

Ozone

Lincoln

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 27

Ozone

Macon

Observed Unavailable

Madison

Observed Unavailable

Martin

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 27

Ozone

McDowell

Observed Unavailable

Mecklenburg

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 33

Ozone

Mitchell

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 17

Particle Pollution

Montgomery

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 15

Particle Pollution

Moore

Observed Unavailable

Nash

Observed Unavailable

New Hanover

Observed Unavailable

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

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 24

Ozone

Pitt

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 24

Ozone

Polk

Observed Unavailable

Richmond

Observed Unavailable

Robeson

Observed Unavailable

Rowan

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 23

Ozone

Rutherford

Observed Unavailable

Sampson

Observed Unavailable

Scotland

Observed Unavailable

South Ridges

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 36

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

Observed Unavailable

Transylvania

Observed Unavailable

Triad

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 25

Ozone

Data courtesy of Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection

Tyrrell

Observed Unavailable

Union

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Vance

Observed Unavailable

Wake

Saturday

06/12/2021

AQI = 26

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)	30	20
Avery (including city of Boone)	23
Swain (including Bryson City)	Data Unavailable
Mecklenburg (including city of Charlotte)	33	21
Wake (including city of Raleigh)	26	20
Durham (including city of Durham)	21	10
Cumberland (including city of Fayetteville)	28	16
Pitt (including city of Greenville)	24	18
Edgecombe (including city of Rocky Mount)	22	6
Catawba (including city of Hickory)		18
New Hanover (including city of Wilmington)	Data Unavailable
Southern Ridge Tops (including Frying Pan)	36
Northern Ridge Tops (including Mount Mitchell)	Data Unavailable
Triad	25	14

Air Quality Forecast for Sunday, 06/13/2021

Alexander

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Alleghany

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Anson

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Ashe

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Avery

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Beaufort

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Bertie

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Bladen

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Brunswick

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Buncombe

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Burke

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Cabarrus

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Caldwell

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Camden

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Carteret

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Catawba

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Chatham

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Cherokee

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Chowan

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Clay

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Cleveland

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Columbus

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Craven

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Cumberland

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Currituck

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Dare

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Duplin

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Durham

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Edgecombe

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Franklin

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Gaston

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Gates

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Graham

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Granville

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Greene

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Halifax

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Harnett

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Haywood

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Henderson

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Hertford

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Hoke

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Hyde

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Iredell

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Jackson

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Johnston

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Jones

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Lee

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Lenoir

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Lincoln

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Macon

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Madison

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Martin

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

McDowell

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Mecklenburg

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Mitchell

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Montgomery

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Moore

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Nash

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

New Hanover

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

North Ridges

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

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

Northampton

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Onslow

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Orange

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Pamlico

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Pasquotank

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Pender

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Perquimans

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Person

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Pitt

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Polk

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Richmond

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Robeson

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Rowan

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Rutherford

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Sampson

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Scotland

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

South Ridges

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

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

Stanly

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Surry

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Swain

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Transylvania

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Triad

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 46

Ozone

Forecast courtesy of Forsyth County Environmental Assistance and Protection

Tyrrell

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Union

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Vance

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Wake

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Warren

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Washington

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Watauga

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Wayne

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Wilkes

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Wilson

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 50

Ozone

Yadkin

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Yancey

Sunday

06/13/2021

AQI = 35

Ozone

Last Updated: 06/12/2021 09:42 AM EDT

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
Avery (including city of Boone)	35
Swain (including Bryson City)	35
Mecklenburg (including city of Charlotte)	50
Wake (including city of Raleigh)	50
Durham (including city of Durham)	50
Cumberland (including city of Fayetteville)	35
Pitt (including city of Greenville)	35
Edgecombe (including city of Rocky Mount)	35
Catawba (including city of Hickory)	35
New Hanover (including city of Wilmington)	35
Southern Ridge Tops (including Frying Pan)	35
Northern Ridge Tops (including Mount Mitchell)	35
Triad	46	42

Air Quality Forecast for Monday, 06/14/2021

Alexander

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Alleghany

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Anson

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Ashe

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Avery

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Beaufort

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Bertie

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Bladen

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Brunswick

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Buncombe

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Burke

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 45

Ozone

Cabarrus

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Caldwell

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Camden

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Carteret

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Catawba

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 45

Ozone

Chatham

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Cherokee

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Chowan

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Clay

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Cleveland

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 45

Ozone

Columbus

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Craven

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Cumberland

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Currituck

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Dare

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Duplin

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Durham

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Edgecombe

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Franklin

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Gaston

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Gates

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Graham

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Granville

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Greene

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Halifax

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Harnett

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Haywood

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Henderson

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Hertford

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Hoke

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Hyde

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Iredell

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Jackson

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Johnston

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Jones

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Lee

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Lenoir

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Lincoln

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 45

Ozone

Macon

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Madison

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Martin

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

McDowell

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 45

Ozone

Mecklenburg

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Mitchell

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Montgomery

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Moore

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Nash

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

New Hanover

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

North Ridges

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 51

Ozone

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

Northampton

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Onslow

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Orange

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Pamlico

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Pasquotank

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Pender

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Perquimans

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Person

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Pitt

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Polk

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Richmond

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Robeson

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Rowan

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Rutherford

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 45

Ozone

Sampson

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Scotland

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

South Ridges

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 51

Ozone

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

Stanly

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Surry

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Swain

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Transylvania

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Triad

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 64

Ozone

Forecast courtesy of Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and Protection

Tyrrell

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Union

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Vance

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Wake

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Warren

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Washington

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Watauga

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Wayne

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Wilkes

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Wilson

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 60

Ozone

Yadkin

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Yancey

Monday

06/14/2021

AQI = 40

Particle Pollution

Last Updated: 06/12/2021 09:43 AM EDT

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	40
Avery (including city of Boone)	35	40
Swain (including Bryson City)	35	40
Mecklenburg (including city of Charlotte)	60	50
Wake (including city of Raleigh)	60	50
Durham (including city of Durham)	60	50
Cumberland (including city of Fayetteville)	35	40
Pitt (including city of Greenville)	35	40
Edgecombe (including city of Rocky Mount)	35	40
Catawba (including city of Hickory)	45	40
New Hanover (including city of Wilmington)	35	40
Southern Ridge Tops (including Frying Pan)	51	40
Northern Ridge Tops (including Mount Mitchell)	51	40
Triad	64	48