National Weather Service New York, NY <br> Air Quality Page

Air Quality Awareness Week is May 6 - May 10, 2024
https://www.epa.gov/air-quality/air-quality-awareness-week

Learn about air quality and what causes it to change:

https://www.weather.gov/safety/airquality

Learn about AirNow:

https://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=topics.about_airnow

The National Weather Service forecast office in Upton, New York (Central Long Island) will relay official air quality information from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut state environmental agencies, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC), New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP), and Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (CT DEEP).

Air Quality Index (AQI) – a measure of how polluted the air is and what health effects this results in

AQI Range	Category	Health Effects
0-50	Good	Satisfactory, little or no risk.
51-100	Moderate	Acceptable, but moderate health concern for very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution for some pollutants.
101-150	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	General public not likely to be affected. Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects.
151-200	Unhealthy	Everyone may begin experience health effects and sensitive groups more serious health effects.
201-300	Very Unhealthy	Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects.
301-500	Hazardous	Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected.

NWS New York, NY Air Quality Forecasts

Latest Air Quality Alert

National Air Quality Information from AIRNow

New York Air Quality Indices from NYS DEC

New Jersey Air Quality Indices from NJ DEP

Connecticut Air Quality Indices from CT DEEP

Air Quality Awareness

Air Quality Research

Air Quality Issues

Air Quality Forecast Guidance for the Northeast Metro Area

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