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.
Tuesday: A cold front will move through the area on Monday night and then move back northward near the area Tuesday night. Therefore, rainfall will be possible before dawn and again Tuesday evening with partly sunny skies during the daytime. Winds at 10-20 mph from the southwest will switch to come from the west and northwest at 5-10 mph. High temperatures will be around 70. PM2.5 is expected to be in the green range. ML
Wednesday: A stalled out frontal boundary across southern Alabama will lift back northward to create overcast skies and a chance for rainfall. The front will finally get kicked southward again around midday. High temperatures will be around 60. Winds will initially be 5-10 mph from the northeast and will switch to come from the northwest at 10-20 mph with higher gusts possible. PM2.5 is expected to be in the green range. ML
January 25, 2021
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Particulate Matter 2.5 |
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40 |
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GOOD |
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Pollutant AQI Value
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3 |
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13 |
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0 |
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40 |
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14 |
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2 |
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Air quality forecasts are also available via
JCDH Air Quality on