Air Quality Action Days forecast for today, Friday

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INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has forecast Air Quality Action Days (AQADs) for today and Friday in multiple regions.

Today, ozone levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range (Orange) in the following areas:

  • Northwest Indiana, including the cities of: Crown Point, Gary, Hammond, Kentland, LaPorte, Michigan City, Portage, Rensselaer, Valparaiso and all other cities within the area.
  • North Central Indiana, including the cities of: Elkhart, Goshen, Knox, Logansport, Plymouth, Peru, South Bend, Warsaw, Winamac and all other cities within the area.

On Friday, ozonelevels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range (Orange)in the following areas:

  • North Central Indiana, including the cities of: Elkhart, Goshen, Knox, Logansport, Plymouth, Peru, South Bend, Warsaw, Winamac and all other cities within the area.
  • Southeast Indiana, including the cities of: Brownstown, Corydon, Jeffersonville, Madison, New Albany, Salem, Versailles and all other cities within the area.

Warm temperatures, low humidity and light winds will create conditions that are favorable for ozone development that reaches the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG)range in these areas. A low pressure system will begin to move east across the lower Great Lakes on Friday and direct the warm front southward and increase humidity. 

For more information, Hoosiers can visit SmogWatch.IN.gov.

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