Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
Translator/Accessibility Options   >

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.

FORECAST
Sat Sep 13, 2025
Ozone
80
PM2.5
64
Sun Sep 14, 2025
Ozone
74
PM2.5
63
Mon Sep 15, 2025
Ozone
84
PM2.5
66
FORECAST DISCUSSION
 
Saturday-Monday: Upper level ridging will move on top of the area with surface high pressure stretching down from the NE US. Each day of the forecast period will be mostly sunny with no rain and light winds. Both PM2.5 and Ozone are expected to be in the yellow range (moderate) of the AQI through Monday.
Daily Air Quality Index Report
 
September 11, 2025
Particulate Matter 2.5  
64  
MODERATE  

Pollutant AQI Value
5  
37  
51  
64
35  
10  

 
Air quality forecasts are also available via
Email by signing up for EnviroFlash

JCDH Air Quality on

Phone Recording: (205) 933-0583



NOTICE:  Payment is expected at time of visit. Click here to learn more.
Central Health Center
(Guy M. Tate)

1400 Sixth Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Clinics
(205) 588-5234

Programs
(205) 933-9110
Eastern Health Center
601 West Blvd Roebuck
Birmingham, AL 35206
Programs and Clinics
(205) 588-5234
Western Health Center
631 Bessemer Super Hwy
Midfield, AL 35228
Programs and Clinics
(205) 588-5234
Hours of Operation:
All Centers are open 7:45am to 4:30pm. Phone lines for clinic appointments open at 7:00am Monday through Friday.
 

If this is a Medical Emergency call 911.
If you are a patient and need to reach your health care team after business hours for non-life threatening conditions, call (205) 588-5234.



Copyright © 2025 Jefferson County Department of Health