For 4/19/2019
[ The forecast is updated daily by 3:30 pm EDT. ]
Ozone concentrations are currently on track to finish code GREEN on this Thursday afternoon. A strong cold front will move through from west-to-east across the Palmetto State during the afternoon hours Friday, bringing with it cloud cover and numerous showers and thunderstorms. Combine this with fairly strong and dispersive southerly flow and deep maritime sourcing, all zones are forecast to finish code GREEN on Friday.
| County * |
Color Code |
AQI |
| Abbeville |
Good (Green) |
39 |
| Aiken |
Good (Green) |
37 |
| Anderson |
Good (Green) |
39 |
| Barnwell |
Good (Green) |
37 |
| Berkeley |
Good (Green) |
36 |
| Calhoun |
Good (Green) |
36 |
| Charleston |
Good (Green) |
36 |
| Cherokee |
Good (Green) |
39 |
| Chester |
Good (Green) |
36 |
| Chesterfield |
Good (Green) |
34 |
| Darlington |
Good (Green) |
34 |
| Dillon |
Good (Green) |
34 |
| Dorchester |
Good (Green) |
36 |
| Edgefield |
Good (Green) |
37 |
| Fairfield |
Good (Green) |
36 |
| Florence |
Good (Green) |
34 |
| Greenville |
Good (Green) |
39 |
| Greenwood |
Good (Green) |
39 |
| Kershaw |
Good (Green) |
36 |
| Lancaster |
Good (Green) |
36 |
| Laurens |
Good (Green) |
39 |
| Lee |
Good (Green) |
34 |
| Lexington |
Good (Green) |
36 |
| Marlboro |
Good (Green) |
34 |
| McCormick |
Good (Green) |
37 |
| Newberry |
Good (Green) |
36 |
| Oconee |
Good (Green) |
39 |
| Pickens |
Good (Green) |
39 |
| Richland |
Good (Green) |
36 |
| Saluda |
Good (Green) |
36 |
| Spartanburg |
Good (Green) |
39 |
| Sumter |
Good (Green) |
36 |
| Union |
Good (Green) |
39 |
| York |
Good (Green) |
36 |
| GA-Columbia |
Good (Green) |
37 |
| GA-Richmond |
Good (Green) |
37 |
| * Ozone forecasts are not issued for counties not listed in this table.
|
| AQI Color Code (Value) |
Cautionary Statement |
|
Good
(0-50)
|
No health effects are expected.
|
|
Moderate
(51-100)
|
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
|
|
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
(101-150)
|
The following groups should limit prolonged outdoor exertion:
- People with lung disease, such as asthma
- Children and older adults
- People who are active outdoors
|
|
Unhealthy
(151-200)
|
The following groups should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion:
- People with lung disease, such as asthma
- Children and older adults
- People who are active outdoors
Everyone else should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
|
|
Very Unhealthy
(200+)
|
The following groups should avoid all outdoor exertion:
- People with lung disease, such as asthma
- Children and older adults
- People who are active outdoors
Everyone else should limit outdoor exertion.
|
