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Air Quality Forecast

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

Relayed by National Weather Service Columbia SC

325 PM EDT FRI APR 19 2024



This air quality forecast for central South Carolina

and the Central Savannah River Area of Georgia is

provided by the South Carolina Department of Health

and Environmental Control.



The forecast is valid for Saturday April 20 2024.



The forecast for the counties of Calhoun, Fairfield, 

Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter

is in the green (or good) category...

with an air quality index value of 45.



The forecast for the counties of Aiken, Barnwell, 

Columbia, Edgefield, McCormick, and Richmond

is in the green (or good) category...

with an air quality index value of 44.



The forecast for the counties of Chesterfield and Lee

is in the green (or good) category...

with an air quality index value of 48.



The forecast for the county of Lancaster

is in the green (or good) category...

with an air quality index value of 48.



Additional information...

Color Code  Air Quality Index  Description

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Green       0-50               Good

Yellow      51-100             Moderate

Orange      101-150            Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Red         151-200            Unhealthy

Purple      201-300            Very Unhealthy



South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

WWW.DHEC.SC.GOV/OZONE

1-803-898-4123



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