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.
Saturday-Monday: A cold front will push through the area on Friday night with rainfall ending by dawn. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy throughout the rest of the day. On Sunday, a shortwave will eject out of the Plains and will pull the frontal boundary back north and then back south through the area. This will lead to a very rainy day. Skies will be overcast on Monday with a much less chance for rainfall with the frontal boundary sliding south of the area. Winds will be northerly at 5-10 mph on Saturday, east to southeast then west to northwest at 5-15 mph on Sunday, and north to northeast at 5-10 mph on Monday. High temperatures each day will be in the 60s. PM2.5 is expected to be in the green range through Monday. ML
February 14, 2019
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Particulate Matter 2.5 |
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53 |
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MODERATE |
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Pollutant AQI Value
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11 |
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37 |
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0 |
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53 |
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20 |
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8 |
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Air quality forecasts are also available via
JCDH Air Quality on