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AQIAKQ
AIR QUALITY FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 500 PM
EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
AIR QUALITY FORECASTS FOR THE RICHMOND METRO AND HAMPTON ROADS AREAS
ARE PROVIDED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
AIR QUALITY FORECAST FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE IS PROVIDED BY
THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT.
VAZ511>516-080>083-162300-
CHARLES CITY-WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-EASTERN
CHESTERFIELD-DINWIDDIE-WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER-WESTERN
HENRICO-EASTERN HENRICO-
NEW KENT-PRINCE GEORGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...
HOPEWELL...PETERSBURG...RICHMOND...
500 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
THE FORECAST SUNDAY FOR THE RICHMOND METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL YELLOW...WHICH IS MODERATE...AND MEANS
PEOPLE UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE TO AIR POLLUTION MAY BE
MILDLY AFFECTED. PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE PARTICULATE MATTER.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE VIRGINIA D E Q AIR
QUALITY WEB SITE AT
HTTPS://WWW.DEQ.VIRGINIA.GOV/PROGRAMS/AIR/AIRQUALITYMONITORINGDATA.ASPX
VAZ097-084-528-090-524-525-529>531-162300-
CHESAPEAKE-GLOUCESTER-ISLE OF WIGHT-JAMES CITY-
NEWPORT NEWS-HAMPTON/POQUOSON-SUFFOLK-NORFOLK-PORTSMOUTH-
VIRGINIA BEACH-YORK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...WILLIAMSBURG
500 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
THE FORECAST SUNDAY FOR HAMPTON ROADS IS CODE LEVEL YELLOW...WHICH IS MODERATE...AND MEANS
PEOPLE UNUSUALLY SENSITIVE TO AIR POLLUTION MAY BE
MILDLY AFFECTED. PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE PARTICULATE MATTER.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE VIRGINIA D E Q AIR
QUALITY WEB SITE AT
HTTPS://WWW.DEQ.VIRGINIA.GOV/PROGRAMS/AIR/AIRQUALITYMONITORINGDATA.ASPX
MDZ021>025-162300-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCHESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES
500 PM EDT SAT AUG 15 2026
THE FORECAST SUNDAY FOR THE EASTERN SHORE IS CODE LEVEL GREEN...WHICH IS GOOD...AND MEANS AIR
QUALITY IS SATISFACTORY AND POSES LITTLE OR NO
RISK. PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE PARTICULATE MATTER.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE MARYLAND
DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT WEB SITE
AT
MDE.MARYLAND.GOV/PROGRAMS/AIR/AIRQUALITYMONITORING/PAGES/INDEX.ASP
OR CALL THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AT
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