Triad Air Quality

Triad Forecast

Synopsis and Discussion

Increasing cloud cover from the west has kept pollution particles trapped underneath the cloud deck today, keeping air quality levels in the lower Code YELLOW range. High pressure nudging in from the north overnight will set in over the Triad tomorrow. In addition, a strong upper level low diving in from the north will aid in lifting moisture over the surface high pressure ridge to sustain cloudy skies over the Triad through the day and keep particle pollution levels in the lower Code YELLOW range. Some light snow is possible early Friday as the upper low continues its southward approach into the southeastern United States before that energy merges with a developing offshore low pressure system that expected to rapidly strengthen with the aid of the deepening upper level low. With that said, enhanced snowfall rates will become more intense in some locations across the state through the day on Saturday as the offshore low strengthens, likely keeping air quality levels Code YELLOW through Saturday evening. Once precipitation ends and northerly winds pick up as the low moves off to the east on Sunday, particle pollution levels should fall into the low to middle Code GREEN range. (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

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