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Current Air Quality 4 PM PDT Sep 30

131 NowCast AQI PM2.5

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# AQI Legend

Unhealthy for Unhealthy for

Sensitive Sensitive
Groups Groups

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Palo Alto, CA
Redwood City Reporting Area

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Primary Pollutant
This pollutant currently has the highest AQI in the area.

Unhealthy for Sensitive

! PM2.5 131 Groups

People with heart or lung disease, older adults,

children and teens – take any of these steps to
reduce your exposure:

Choose less strenuous activities (like walking

instead of running) so you don’t breathe as hard.
Shorten the amount of time you are active
outdoors.
Be active outdoors when air quality is better.

Everyone else: Enjoy your outdoor activities.

" OZONE 50 Good

Air Quality Forecast

Forecast courtesy of
San Francisco Bay Area AQMD

Today Tomorrow Friday Saturday Sunday

Unhealthy for Unhealthy for Unhealthy for Moderate Moderate

Sensitive Sensitive Sensitive
PM2.5 PM2.5
Groups Groups Groups

PM2.5 PM2.5 PM2.5

Primary Pollutant

Unhealthy for Sensitive

!
Today PM2.5
Tomorrow 107
Friday Saturday
Groups
Sunday

Have flexibility in your schedule?

Even if the forecast is Orange (unhealthy for sensitive
Unhealthy for Unhealthy for Unhealthy for Moderate Moderate
groups),
Sensitive there may
Sensitive be times during
Sensitive the day when air
quality
Groups is OKGroups activities. Check current air
for outdoorGroups
quality to see if now is a good time for you to be active
PM2.5 PM2.5
outdoors.

PM2.5 PM2.5 PM2.5

Can’t change your schedule?
People with heart or lung disease, older adults,
children and teens: Reduce your exposure by
choosing less strenuous activities or shortening the
amount of time you are active outdoors.
Everyone else: Enjoy your outdoor activities.

No Other Pollutants Available

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