Wednesday, July 11: Ozone – Code YELLOW Fine Particulates (PM 2.5) – Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day Yesterday’s Regional Maximum Ozone and PM 2.5 Concentrations: Monday, July 9: Ozone – ORANGE (111 AQI or 89 ppb at Freemansburg) PM 2.5 – N/A Short-Term Discussion: Today will be another hot and hazy day with temperatures … Continue reading
Officials are forecasting today, May 27, 2007, to be an Air Quality Action Day (Code ORANGE) in the Lehigh Valley and Berks County areas. What does this designation mean for the residents of Lehigh, Northampton, and Berks Counties? Using a color-coded scale, the forecast informs people about the predicted ozone and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) … Continue reading
As detailed in this previous post, officials are expecting this Sunday, May 27, 2007 to be an Air Quality Action Day. Saturday is forecast as a Moderate Day. What do these designations mean to the residents of Lehigh, Northampton, and Berks Counties? On Moderate days, air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may … Continue reading
The Lehigh Valley / Berks Area Air Quality Forecast, 5/26 Saturday, May 26: Ozone: Code YELLOW Fine Particulates (PM 2.5): Code YELLOW Sunday, May 27: Ozone: Code ORANGE = AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY! Fine Particulates (PM 2.5): Code YELLOW Monday, May 28: Ozone: Code GREEN Fine Particulates (PM2.5): Code YELLOW Tuesday, May 29: Ozone: Code … Continue reading
Thursday May 24th is an Air-Quality Action Day in the Susquehanna Valley Forecast Area. Partly cloudy and hazy Thursday morning with temperatures expected to fall into the mid 50s by dawn. Becoming mostly sunny, hazy, warm and more humid by the afternoon with light southerly winds and temperatures reaching the mid 80s. Thursday’s ozone concentrations … Continue reading
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is forecasting tomorrow, May 24, as an Air Quality Action day in Western PA. Read the article here.