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, June 18
| Tue | Wed | |
| El Dorado | 112 | 90 |
| Placer | 108 | 93 |
| Sacramento | 105 | 84 |
| Yolo-Solano | 71 | 58 |
Air Quality Map
The map below is a 1-hour snapshot. Click to view all hours recorded since midnight.
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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, June 18)
112 AQI - Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
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Tomorrow (Wed, June 19)
93 AQI - Moderate
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Mon, June 17
87 AQI - Moderate
Ozone |
Thu, June 20
Moderate
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Fri, June 21
Moderate
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Sat, June 22
Moderate
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Air Quality Forecast and Weather Discussion
Monday, as an upper-level ridge of high pressure builds over the Sacramento region, warmer temperatures will increase ozone formation. In addition, onshore winds will weaken slightly, reducing mixing and dispersion. Therefore, ozone levels will be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. Tuesday, upper-level high pressure will continue to strengthen over the Sacramento region, reducing mixing and producing sunny skies and temperatures in the upper-90s to low-100s. These conditions will enhance the formation of ground-level ozone. However, light to moderate northwesterly to southwesterly winds will increase pollutant dispersion. As a result, ozone levels will remain Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. Wednesday, the high pressure ridge will begin to weaken, enhancing atmospheric mixing. Furthermore, moderate onshore winds in the afternoon will disperse pollutants. Therefore, ozone levels will be Moderate.