For 5/29/2024
[ The forecast is updated daily by 3:30 pm EDT. ]
As of Tuesday afternoon, the Pee Dee and Catawba zones have the chance to finish the day with ozone concentration peaks near code YELLOW, with all others likely finishing code GREEN. On Wednesday, another sunny day is in store for South Carolina as high pressure builds in from the west. Dry conditions and ample sunshine should promote the formation of ground level ozone for parts of the interior of the state. For tomorrow, the Upstate, Pee Dee, & Catawba zones could see their ozone concentrations peak in code YELLOW with all other forecast zones peaking in code GREEN.
| County * |
Color Code |
AQI |
| Abbeville |
Moderate (Yellow) |
54 |
| Aiken |
Good (Green) |
50 |
| Anderson |
Moderate (Yellow) |
54 |
| Barnwell |
Good (Green) |
50 |
| Berkeley |
Good (Green) |
49 |
| Calhoun |
Good (Green) |
50 |
| Charleston |
Good (Green) |
49 |
| Cherokee |
Moderate (Yellow) |
54 |
| Chester |
Moderate (Yellow) |
58 |
| Chesterfield |
Moderate (Yellow) |
58 |
| Darlington |
Moderate (Yellow) |
58 |
| Dillon |
Moderate (Yellow) |
58 |
| Dorchester |
Good (Green) |
49 |
| Edgefield |
Good (Green) |
50 |
| Fairfield |
Good (Green) |
50 |
| Florence |
Moderate (Yellow) |
58 |
| Greenville |
Moderate (Yellow) |
54 |
| Greenwood |
Moderate (Yellow) |
54 |
| Kershaw |
Good (Green) |
50 |
| Lancaster |
Moderate (Yellow) |
58 |
| Laurens |
Moderate (Yellow) |
54 |
| Lee |
Moderate (Yellow) |
58 |
| Lexington |
Good (Green) |
50 |
| Marlboro |
Moderate (Yellow) |
58 |
| McCormick |
Good (Green) |
50 |
| Newberry |
Good (Green) |
50 |
| Oconee |
Moderate (Yellow) |
54 |
| Pickens |
Moderate (Yellow) |
54 |
| Richland |
Good (Green) |
50 |
| Saluda |
Good (Green) |
50 |
| Spartanburg |
Moderate (Yellow) |
54 |
| Sumter |
Good (Green) |
50 |
| Union |
Moderate (Yellow) |
54 |
| York |
Moderate (Yellow) |
58 |
| GA-Columbia |
Good (Green) |
50 |
| GA-Richmond |
Good (Green) |
50 |
| * 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.
|
