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: Upper level ridging will remain in place to keep conditions hot. Skies will be partly cloudy with scattered storms possible during the afternoon through evening hours. Winds will be 5-10 mph from the west to southwest. High temperatures will be in the mid 90s. Both PM2.5 and Ozone are expected to be in the green (good) range of the AQI.
Saturday-Monday: Upper level ridging will be parked on top of the area over the weekend and into the beginning of next week. This will suppress the development of storms and skies will be mostly sunny through Monday. High temperatures will be in the upper 90s each day. PM2.5 and Ozone are both expected to be in the green (good) range through Monday.
August 13, 2026
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Particulate Matter 2.5 |
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45 |
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GOOD |
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Pollutant AQI Value
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5 |
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17 |
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33 |
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45 |
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20 |
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1 |
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Air quality forecasts are also available via
JCDH Air Quality on