Click here for current conditions issued by the
N.C. Division
of Air Quality.
The Air Quality Forecast is based on
the Air Quality Index (AQI):
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| Good |
1-50 |
No
health impacts are expected when air quality is in this
range. |
| Moderate |
51-100 |
Unusually
sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor
exertion. |
| Slightly
Unhealthy |
101-150 |
Active
children and adults, and people with respiratory disease,
such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. |
| Unhealthy |
151-200 |
Active
children and adults, and people with respiratory disease,
such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion;
everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged
outdoor exertion. |
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201-300 |
Active
children and adults, and people with respiratory disease,
such as asthma, should avoid all outdoor exertion; everyone
else, especially children, should limit outdoor exertion. |
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The N.C.
Division of Air Quality issues daily air quality forecasts for
the Triangle and other metropolitan areas of the state. The
forecasts are part of the N.C.
Air Awareness Program, a voluntary effort aimed at reducing
ozone in the state's major metropolitan areas. As part of
this program, air quality officials are asking residents of
the Triangle and surrounding counties to help reduce air pollution
on days with poor air quality, known as Air Quality Action Days, by taking some of the following actions:
- Limit driving
by riding the bus, walking, bicycling or postponing trips.
- If you drive,
avoid idling for long periods of time, stay within speed
limits, combine errands to reduce the number of small trips,
and use vehicles with higher fuel economies.
- Conserve electricity
by setting thermostats at the highest comfortable temperature
and turning off appliances that are not in use.
- Postpone lawn
mowing until after 6 p.m. or use electric or hand-powered
lawn care equipment.
Click
here to learn more about ozone.
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