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.
Friday-Monday: An upper level low will move from the Plains to the Ohio River Valley on Friday. A cold front will move through before dawn to end the rainfall and will usher in a drier airmass that will remain in place through Saturday. A shortwave over the Plains on Sunday will move across the area late Sunday/early Monday and will increase cloud cover ahead of it and create a low chance for rainfall. Drier air will move into the area behind the shortwave the rest of the day on Monday. PM2.5 is expected to be in the green range through Monday. ML
January 26, 2020
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Particulate Matter 2.5 |
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54 |
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MODERATE |
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Pollutant AQI Value
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10 |
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25 |
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0 |
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54 |
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21 |
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7 |
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Air quality forecasts are also available via
JCDH Air Quality on