Air Quality Information
for the Sacramento Region
Brought to you by the Sacramento Metropolitan, El Dorado,
Feather River, Placer and Yolo-Solano Air Districts
AQI Forecast by County
Friday, November 27
| Fri | Sat | |
| Placer | 61 | 70 |
| Sacramento | 72 | 87 |
| Yolo-Solano | 68 | 76 |
Air Quality Map
The map below is a 1-hour snapshot. Click to view all hours recorded since midnight.
Check Before You Burn in Sacramento County
The annual Check Before You Burn season is underway in Sacramento County and the cities of Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, Folsom, Galt, Isleton, Rancho Cordova and Sacramento. Call 1-877-NO-BURN-5 (1-877-662-8765) or visit www.AirQuality.org to see if you can burn in your wood burning fireplace or wood stove.
The Yolo-Solano AQMD's voluntary Don't Light Tonight program for Yolo County and part of Solano County also starts November 1. Don't Light Tonight.
Sacramento Region PM2.5 Air Quality Forecast
updated by noon
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Today (Fri, Nov 27)
72 AQI - Moderate
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Tomorrow (Sat, Nov 28)
87 AQI - Moderate
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Thu, Nov 26
32 AQI - Good
Ozone |
Sun, Nov 29
Moderate
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Mon, Nov 30
Moderate
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Tue, Dec 1
Moderate
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Air Quality Forecast and Weather Discussion
Thanksgiving Day, moderate and gusty northwesterly winds will develop through the Sacramento Valley, effectively dispersing pollutants and leading to high-Good particle levels. Friday and Saturday, an upper-level ridge of high pressure moving toward northern California will inhibit vertical mixing, while calm to light surface winds will hinder dispersion. In addition, overnight temperature inversions will trap pollutants near the ground, and holiday emissions will increase particle concentrations. Thus, particle levels will be mid-Moderate on Friday and high-Moderate on Saturday.