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Updated Tue., May 13 at 1:13 PM
Tue Wed
North Counties 49 52
coast 56 56
east 54 64
south 45 52
santa clara 56 77

Scroll over the numbers for an explanation of the AQI scale categories.
Five Day Forecast

The Air Quality Forecast is updated several times daily, Monday - Friday.

Winter 2007-08
PM Exceedances
Spare the Air Nights 6
National 24-hr PM2.5 Excess Days 7
National 24-hr PM10 Excess Days 0
California 24-hr PM10 Excess Days 3
Yearly Exceedance History

Note: There is a lag in reporting PM exceedance days. Official exceedances are determined by filter-based sampler data. Filter analyses take several weeks to complete.
0 - 50  
Good - No health effects.
51 - 100  
Moderate - Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
101 - 150  
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups - Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease should limit outdoor exertion.
151 - 200  
Unhealthy - Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
201 - 300  
Very Unhealthy - Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid all outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit outdoor exertion.
 

 

Spare the Air Program

The Spare the Air Program was established by the
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
to educate people about air pollution, and to encourage them to change their behavior to prevent it.

On this site you will find answers to frequently asked questions about air pollution, descriptions of its health effects, information about how various communities and employers are working to prevent pollution, clean air tips, and a variety of other educational resources.

In addition, the air quality forecast allows you to keep track of air quality conditions in your region of the Bay Area.

Related Programs

 

Wood Smoke Rebate Program

The Wood Smoke Rebate Program is now closed.  We want to thank Bay Area residents for their commitment to improving air quality.  In the event that funding becomes available for another round of rebates, we will post information on the page linked above.

511.org Go to 511.org to plan a car-free trip by taking transit, ridesharing, or bicycling.








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e-mail notices

The AirAlert registration page may be temporarily down due to maintenance this week. We apologize for any inconvenience.  You can reach us with any questions at sparetheair@baaqmd.gov.

511.org and
Kaiser Permanente Present
Bike to Work Day

on May 15

Vehicle Buy Back Program Provides Cash for Old Vehicles

Receive $650 to retire your working 1987 or older vehicle


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