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: A drier air and cooler air mass will move into the area behind the cold frontal passage on Wednesday. Skies will be partly cloudy. Winds will be 5-10 mph from the northeast with gusts of 10-20 mph. High temperatures will be around 80. Both PM2.5 and Ozone are expected to be in the green range.
October 07, 2025
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Particulate Matter 2.5 |
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31 |
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GOOD |
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Pollutant AQI Value
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5 |
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27 |
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28 |
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31 |
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19 |
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3 |
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Air quality forecasts are also available via
JCDH Air Quality on