Fruitridge Pocket, California Air Quality
The nearest monitor to Fruitridge Pocket, at Downtown Sacramento - T Street, 3 miles away, measured an index of 29 at Mon, 9:00 PM PDT, which is Good for ground-level ozone. Sacramento Metro. AQMD forecasts Good for Sacramento today and Moderate tomorrow. NOAA’s analysts drew light wildfire smoke over the town today.
- Measured now
- 29 · Good
- Today
- 50 · Good
- Tomorrow
- 61 · Moderate
- Pollutant
- Ozone
Fine particles on the map
Forecast fine particulate matter from NOAA’s National Air Quality Forecast Capability over Fruitridge Pocket, California. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
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Map layer from NOAA National Air Quality Forecast Capability. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Alerts in force
An Air Quality Alert is issued by the National Weather Service on behalf of a state or local agency when pollution is expected to reach a level that harms health. An Air Stagnation Advisory means the air will not move enough to clear what is already in it.
None are in force near Fruitridge Pocket right now. All California warnings.
Now
Good
- Nearest monitor
- Downtown Sacramento - T Street, 3 miles away (site 060670010)
- Index measured
- 29 · Good
- Measured at
- Mon, 9:00 PM PDT
- Reporting area
- Sacramento, CA, 2 miles away
- Reported by
- Sacramento Metro. AQMD
- Area index
- 27 · Good
Measured, not modeled. AirNow observations are preliminary until the operating agency certifies them, which happens months later.
Today and tomorrow
Sacramento Metro. AQMD's own forecast for Sacramento, written by a forecaster rather than read off a model.
| Day | Category | Index | Pollutant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Good | 50 | Ozone |
| Tomorrow | Moderate | 61 | Ozone |
| Wednesday, September 23 | Moderate | 74 | Ozone |
| Thursday, September 24 | Moderate | 74 | Ozone |
| Friday, September 25 | Moderate | 51 | Ozone |
| Saturday, September 26 | Good | 47 | Ozone |
The forecaster’s discussion
Written by Sacramento Metro. AQMD for Sacramento and filed with AirNow.
Monday, mostly sunny skies will support ozone formation in the Sacramento region. However, high temperatures in the low-80s will limit ozone production. In addition, light to moderate onshore winds will develop through the afternoon, dispersing pollutants and leading to low-Moderate ozone levels. Tuesday, lighter winds will allow pollutants to accumulate in the Sacramento region. Furthermore, mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the mid-80s will increase ozone production slightly, yielding mid-Moderate ozone levels. Wednesday, winds will remain light in the Sacramento region, limiting dispersion and leading to pollutant build-up. Furthermore, a weak upper-level ridge of high pressure will produce sunny skies and surface temperatures in the low-90s, enhancing ground-level ozone formation. As a result, ozone levels will be mid-Moderate.
Hour by hour
NOAA’s air quality model could not be read for this point just now. It runs twice a day and covers the lower 48, Alaska and Hawaii.
Smoke
NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts drew light smoke over Fruitridge Pocket in satellite imagery today (Mon, 5:00 AM PDT to Mon, 8:00 AM PDT). That is smoke seen from above; it is not always smoke at ground level.
NOAA’s model forecasts no measurable smoke near the ground here over the next two days.
What this means
Good
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
- Who is affected
- Nobody is expected to be affected.
- What to do
- It is a good day to be outside.
- Index range
- 0 to 50
Category descriptions are the Environmental Protection Agency’s own.
What these numbers are. An index beside a monitor’s name is a measurement, published hourly by AirNow and preliminary until the operating agency certifies it. A category for today or tomorrow is a state or local agency forecaster’s own forecast for a reporting area. An hourly index is NOAA’s air quality model on a five-kilometer grid, not a reading from any instrument. Where a town has no monitor within reach, only the model figures appear, and the page says so.
Nearby
The nearest towns with a page of their own, closest first.
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Sources
Observations and daily forecasts from AirNow, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s program with NOAA, the National Park Service, NASA, tribal, state and local agencies. Hourly forecasts from NOAA’s National Air Quality Forecast Capability. Smoke analysis from NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System. Alerts from the National Weather Service. Index categories and breakpoints are EPA’s, as revised in 2024.