NC Air Quality Portal
Description
Website providing information on air quality in North Carolina. Includes current air quality, as well as past, current, and forecasted air quality and weather conditions, comparisons of ozone concentrations to the national ambient air quality standards, and high resolution modeling of ozone and PM.
Questions this resource can help answer
What is the current and historical monitored air quality in NC?
How do I use this resource?
From the starting map, you can select individual locations to see the AQI reading and weather it is an action day. You can also select Forecast discussion to get a narrative of what to expect for air quality in coming days. There are also tools below the map. The ambient information reporter lets you access a more detailed map of ambient air quality that lets you overlay information from radar and satellites, as well as fire and smoke information. The Ozone Design Value Predictor provides nationwide map of historical design values compared to the NAAQS level.
