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.
Thursday-Monday: Surface high pressure will keep sunny skies in place on Thursday to start 2026. A shortwave and surface low will approach the area on Friday and move through by early Saturday. This will increase cloud cover and lead to chance for rain from Friday afternoon and into Saturday. Surface high pressure will build into the area on Sunday and Monday to clear the skies. Smoke from fireworks going off across the area around midnight on Thursday and getting trapped under an inversion could elevate PM2.5 concentrations through mid morning. PM2.5 is expected to be in the yellow range on Thursday and Friday and in the green range on Saturday through Monday.
December 30, 2025
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Ozone |
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28 |
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GOOD |
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Pollutant AQI Value
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2 |
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19 |
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28 |
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25 |
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13 |
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1 |
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Air quality forecasts are also available via
JCDH Air Quality on