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
Tuesday, October 16
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| El Dorado | 51 | 54 |
| Placer | 54 | 61 |
| Sacramento | 51 | 54 |
| Yolo-Solano | 44 | 46 |
Air Quality Map
The map below is a 1-hour snapshot. Click to view all hours recorded since midnight.
Easy Ways to Improve Air Quality
Air pollution poses a health risk to everyone. Your risk depends on your age, current health status and the length of exposure to the pollution. Some people are more vulnerable, especially children, pregnant women, the elderly, and those with lung or heart disease.
Here are five ways to reduce pollution:
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A Spare The Air alert in the Sacramento region will be issued when the AQI for ground-level ozone pollution is forecast to reach 126 or above.
Sacramento Region Ozone Air Quality Forecast
updated by noon
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Today (Tue, Oct 16)
54 AQI - Moderate
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Tomorrow (Wed, Oct 17)
61 AQI - Moderate
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Mon, Oct 15
48 AQI - Good
Ozone |
Thu, Oct 18
Moderate
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Fri, Oct 19
Moderate
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Sat, Oct 20
Moderate
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Air Quality Forecast and Weather Discussion
Monday, light to moderate northwesterly winds will keep pollutants well dispersed, yielding Good ozone levels. Tuesday and Wednesday, winds will weaken, reducing pollutant dispersion. In addition, mostly sunny skies will aid ozone production, leading to low-Moderate ozone levels on both days.