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-Monday: Upper level ridging will remain on top of the area on Friday and Saturday. This will continue the partly cloudy skies and low chance for scattered pop up storms. The strong ridging over the area will break down on Sunday and Monday and there will be an influx of even higher moisture. This will slightly increase the chance for scattered pop up storms on those days. Smoke from fireworks across the area on Saturday evening will elevate PM2.5 concentrations for a few hours. PM2.5 is expected to be in the yellow range through Monday. Ozone is expected to be in the yellow range through Sunday and drop into the green range on Monday.
July 01, 2026
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Particulate Matter 2.5 |
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58 |
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MODERATE |
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Pollutant AQI Value
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5 |
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21 |
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47 |
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58 |
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32 |
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2 |
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Air quality forecasts are also available via
JCDH Air Quality on