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AIR QUALITY FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
500 PM EDT MON JUL 20 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>083-212300-
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 MON JUL 20 2026

THE FORECAST TUESDAY FOR THE RICHMOND METRO AREA 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.

&&
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>531-212300-
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 MON JUL 20 2026

THE FORECAST TUESDAY FOR HAMPTON ROADS 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.

&&
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE VIRGINIA D E Q AIR
QUALITY WEB SITE AT
HTTPS://WWW.DEQ.VIRGINIA.GOV/PROGRAMS/AIR/AIRQUALITYMONITORINGDATA.ASPX
$$

MDZ021>025-212300-
DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCHESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES
500 PM EDT MON JUL 20 2026

THE FORECAST TUESDAY FOR THE EASTERN SHORE 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.

&&
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
4 1 0...5 3 7...3 0 0 0.
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