Air quality forecasts
Daily forecasts of air pollutant levels for the Richmond, Hampton Roads, Roanoke, and Winchester areas.
Air quality forecasts for May 29 and May 30, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Dan Salkovitz, (804) 698-4404 or Mike Kiss, (804) 698-4460
Air quality forecasts for May 29 and May 30, 2013
More detailed information is available on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality web site at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
May 29:
Hampton Roads
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Richmond
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Roanoke
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Particle pollution
Winchester
Color Code: Yellow - Moderate air quality
Primary Pollutant: Particle pollution
May 30:
Hampton Roads
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Richmond
Color Code: Yellow - Moderate air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Roanoke
Color Code: Yellow - Moderate air quality
Primary Pollutant: Particle pollution
Winchester
Color Code: Yellow - Moderate air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Health Information
Code Orange: Active children and adults, and people with heart or lung disease (including asthma) should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Red: Active children and adults should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), should avoid strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Purple: Active children and adults should avoid prolonged strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), and older adults should avoid all outdoor strenuous activities.
High air pollution levels can impair breathing, cause lung damage, coughing and eye irritation and put extra strain on the heart. Air pollution also can aggravate asthma, bronchitis or emphysema.
Dan Salkovitz
Meteorologist
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: (804) 698-4404 Fax: (804) 698-4510
Phone toll-free in Virginia: (1-800) 592-5482 ext. 4404
Work Email: Daniel.Salkovitz@deq.virginia.gov
Other Email: dsalkovi@yahoo.com
Air Quality Forecast Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
Office of Air Quality Assessments Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityAssessments.aspx
From: Dan Salkovitz
Sent: May 28, 2013 at 2:50 pm
Air quality forecasts for May 25, May 26, May 27 and May 28, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Dan Salkovitz, (804) 698-4404 or Mike Kiss, (804) 698-4460
***SPECIAL NOTE: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality air quality data will not be available on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm due to server and router upgrades by the contractor who polls our air quality monitors and posts the data on our web page (http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx) and on Airnow (http://www.airnow.gov).***
Air quality forecasts for May 25, May 26, May 27 and May 28, 2013
More detailed information is available on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality web site at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
May 25:
Hampton Roads
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Richmond
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Roanoke
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Winchester
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
May 26:
Hampton Roads
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Richmond
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Roanoke
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Winchester
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
May 27:
Hampton Roads
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Richmond
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Roanoke
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Winchester
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
May 28:
Hampton Roads
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Richmond
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Roanoke
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Winchester
Color Code: Yellow - Moderate air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Health Information
Code Orange: Active children and adults, and people with heart or lung disease (including asthma) should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Red: Active children and adults should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), should avoid strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Purple: Active children and adults should avoid prolonged strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), and older adults should avoid all outdoor strenuous activities.
High air pollution levels can impair breathing, cause lung damage, coughing and eye irritation and put extra strain on the heart. Air pollution also can aggravate asthma, bronchitis or emphysema.
Dan Salkovitz
Meteorologist
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: (804) 698-4404 Fax: (804) 698-4510
Phone toll-free in Virginia: (1-800) 592-5482
Work Email: Daniel.Salkovitz@deq.virginia.gov
Other Email: dsalkovi@yahoo.com
Air Quality Forecast Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
Office of Air Quality Assessments Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityAssessments.aspx
From: Dan Salkovitz
Sent: May 24, 2013 at 2:31 pm
Air quality forecasts for May 24, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Dan Salkovitz, (804) 698-4404 or Mike Kiss, (804) 698-4460
Air quality forecasts for May 24, 2013
More detailed information is available on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality web site at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
May 22:
Hampton Roads
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Richmond
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Roanoke
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Winchester
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Health Information
Code Orange: Active children and adults, and people with heart or lung disease (including asthma) should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Red: Active children and adults should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), should avoid strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Purple: Active children and adults should avoid prolonged strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), and older adults should avoid all outdoor strenuous activities.
High air pollution levels can impair breathing, cause lung damage, coughing and eye irritation and put extra strain on the heart. Air pollution also can aggravate asthma, bronchitis or emphysema.
Dan Salkovitz
Meteorologist
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: (804) 698-4404 Fax: (804) 698-4510
Phone toll-free in Virginia: (1-800) 592-5482 ext. 4404
Work Email: Daniel.Salkovitz@deq.virginia.gov
Other Email: dsalkovi@yahoo.com
Air Quality Forecast Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
Office of Air Quality Assessments Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityAssessments.aspx
From: Dan Salkovitz
Sent: May 23, 2013 at 2:53 pm
Air quality forecasts for May 23, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Dan Salkovitz, (804) 698-4404 or Mike Kiss, (804) 698-4460
Air quality forecasts for May 23, 2013
More detailed information is available on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality web site at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
May 22:
Hampton Roads
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Richmond
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Particle pollution
Roanoke
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Winchester
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Particle pollution
Health Information
Code Orange: Active children and adults, and people with heart or lung disease (including asthma) should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Red: Active children and adults should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), should avoid strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Purple: Active children and adults should avoid prolonged strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), and older adults should avoid all outdoor strenuous activities.
High air pollution levels can impair breathing, cause lung damage, coughing and eye irritation and put extra strain on the heart. Air pollution also can aggravate asthma, bronchitis or emphysema.
Dan Salkovitz
Meteorologist
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: (804) 698-4404 Fax: (804) 698-4510
Phone toll-free in Virginia: (1-800) 592-5482 ext. 4404
Work Email: Daniel.Salkovitz@deq.virginia.gov
Other Email: dsalkovi@yahoo.com
Air Quality Forecast Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
Office of Air Quality Assessments Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityAssessments.aspx
From: Dan Salkovitz
Sent: May 22, 2013 at 2:43 pm
Air quality forecasts for May 22, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Dan Salkovitz, (804) 698-4404 or Mike Kiss, (804) 698-4460
Air quality forecasts for May 22, 2013
More detailed information is available on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality web site at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
May 22:
Hampton Roads
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Richmond
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Ozone
Roanoke
Color Code: Green - Good air quality
Primary Pollutant: Particle pollution
Winchester
Color Code: Yellow - Moderate air quality
Primary Pollutant: Particle pollution
Health Information
Code Orange: Active children and adults, and people with heart or lung disease (including asthma) should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Red: Active children and adults should limit or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), should avoid strenuous outdoor activities.
Code Purple: Active children and adults should avoid prolonged strenuous outdoor activities. People unusually sensitive to air pollution, especially those with heart or lung disease (including asthma), and older adults should avoid all outdoor strenuous activities.
High air pollution levels can impair breathing, cause lung damage, coughing and eye irritation and put extra strain on the heart. Air pollution also can aggravate asthma, bronchitis or emphysema.
Dan Salkovitz
Meteorologist
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 1105
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: (804) 698-4404 Fax: (804) 698-4510
Phone toll-free in Virginia: (1-800) 592-5482 ext. 4404
Work Email: Daniel.Salkovitz@deq.virginia.gov
Other Email: dsalkovi@yahoo.com
Air Quality Forecast Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityForecasting.aspx
Office of Air Quality Assessments Webpage:
http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Air/AirQualityAssessments.aspx
From: Dan Salkovitz
Sent: May 21, 2013 at 2:44 pm
Air quality forecasts