Air Quality Forecast
Air quality forecasts are issued every day of the year for the Birmingham area and are based on the Air Quality Index (AQI). The AQI is a color-coded scale that reports how clean or polluted the air is and the associated health effects.
The Jefferson County Department of Health forecasts fine particles (PM2.5) year-round and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management forecasts Ozone (O3) during the warm season.
An Air Quality Alert is issued when the AQI is forecast to reach 101 or higher. The public is encouraged to decrease their personal emissions on days with higher pollution levels.
Friday: A frontal boundary will move into northern Alabama and this will lead to an increase in the chance for rainfall. Skies will be mostly cloudy to overcast for much of the day. High temperatures will be around 90. Winds will be 5-10 mph from the south to southwest. PM2.5 and Ozone are both expected to be in the green range of the Air Quality Index (AQI). ML
August 21, 2019
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Particulate Matter 2.5 |
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50 |
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GOOD |
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Pollutant AQI Value
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5 |
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29 |
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42 |
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50 |
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21 |
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5 |
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Air quality forecasts are also available via
JCDH Air Quality on