Indiana air quality

Georgetown, Indiana Air Quality

Saint Joseph County41.730, -86.228

The nearest monitor to Georgetown, at South Bend-Shields Dr, 2 miles away, measured an index of 20 at Wed, 12:00 PM EDT, which is Good for ground-level ozone. Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management 2 forecasts Good for South Bend today and Good tomorrow.

Measured now
20 · Good
Today
— · Good
Tomorrow
— · Good
Pollutant
Ozone

Fine particles on the map

Forecast fine particulate matter from NOAA’s National Air Quality Forecast Capability over Georgetown, Indiana. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.

Forecast fine particulate matter from NOAA’s National Air Quality Forecast Capability over Georgetown, Indiana Open the live map with the particulate forecast

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 Georgetown right now. All Indiana warnings.

Now

Good

Nearest monitor
South Bend-Shields Dr, 2 miles away (site 181410015)
Index measured
20 · Good
Measured at
Wed, 12:00 PM EDT
Fine particles
3.5 µg/m³
Ozone
21 ppb
Reporting area
South Bend, IN, 6 miles away
Reported by
Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management 2
Area index
20 · Good

Measured, not modeled. AirNow observations are preliminary until the operating agency certifies them, which happens months later.

Today and tomorrow

Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management 2's own forecast for South Bend, written by a forecaster rather than read off a model.

DayCategoryIndexPollutant
TodayGoodOzone
TomorrowGoodOzone
Friday, September 25GoodOzone

The forecaster’s discussion

Written by Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management 2 for South Bend and filed with AirNow.

Ozone and PM2.5 have both been in the good range over the past couple of days. Today will bring temperatures reaching near 60 degrees at the warmest. Dewpoints will stay around 50 degrees, skies will be mostly overcast, and a low chance of scattered rain will persist throughout the day. Winds will be primarily from the northeast, reaching speeds over 10 mph with gusts near 20 mph, and mixing heights will rise to around 2000 ft at most. Tomorrow will bring an increase in temperatures, with highs reaching the upper 60's. Dewpoints will rise into the 50's and cloud cover will start to decrease. Winds will shift to be primarily from the east, reaching speeds near 10 mph, and mixing heights will rise above 3000 ft. Friday will bring slightly cooler temperatures. Dewpoints will fall back to around 50 degrees and skies will be mostly sunny. Winds will be primarily from the northeast, wind speeds will continue to decrease, falling below 10 mph, and mixing heights will once again reach over 3000 ft. The Canadian and NOAA 6Z BC models agree on good PM2.5 over the next few days, consistent with recent measurements. Given recent conditions, as well as the relatively consistent winds, PM2.5 buildup will continue to be unlikely during this time. Both models also show good ozone, which is also consistent with recent observations. With temperatures staying below 70, and considering recent measurements, ozone buildup will continue to be unlikely.

Hour by hour

NOAA’s National Air Quality Forecast Capability, bias-corrected against monitors, for this town’s own coordinate. The worst hour ahead is an index of 49, Good, around Sat, 3:00 AM EDT, from the run issued Wed, 8:00 AM EDT. This is a model, not a measurement.

HourIndexCategoryPM2.5Ozone
Wed, 10:00 AM EDT9Good1.7
Wed, 11:00 AM EDT9Good1.9
Wed, 12:00 PM EDT11Good2.2
Wed, 1:00 PM EDT11Good1.8
Wed, 2:00 PM EDT9Good1.5
Wed, 3:00 PM EDT5Good0.2
Wed, 4:00 PM EDT19Good2.321.9
Wed, 5:00 PM EDT21Good0.423.4
Wed, 6:00 PM EDT22Good1.924.7
Wed, 7:00 PM EDT23Good1.625.7
Wed, 8:00 PM EDT24Good0.526.6
Wed, 9:00 PM EDT24Good126.6
Wed, 10:00 PM EDT24Good0.826.6
Wed, 11:00 PM EDT25Good0.527.3
Thu, 12:00 AM EDT25Good2.227.7
Thu, 1:00 AM EDT25Good2.827.1
Thu, 2:00 AM EDT24Good2.526
Thu, 3:00 AM EDT22Good2.624.7
Thu, 4:00 AM EDT21Good2.523
Thu, 5:00 AM EDT19Good2.521.6
Thu, 6:00 AM EDT19Good2.720.2
Thu, 7:00 AM EDT16Good3.317.9
Thu, 8:00 AM EDT14Good2.115.7
Thu, 9:00 AM EDT13Good1.814.3
Thu, 10:00 AM EDT13Good2.813.8
Thu, 11:00 AM EDT17Good3.714.3
Thu, 12:00 PM EDT16Good2.615.4
Thu, 1:00 PM EDT16Good1.217.2
Thu, 2:00 PM EDT18Good1.419.2
Thu, 3:00 PM EDT20Good1.322.3
Thu, 4:00 PM EDT23Good2.625.7
Thu, 5:00 PM EDT27Good2.229.3
Thu, 6:00 PM EDT30Good1.732
Thu, 7:00 PM EDT31Good1.433.3
Thu, 8:00 PM EDT31Good1.333.2
Thu, 9:00 PM EDT30Good1.232.1
Thu, 10:00 PM EDT28Good330.1
Thu, 11:00 PM EDT26Good4.528.1
Fri, 12:00 AM EDT26Good5.925.7
Fri, 1:00 AM EDT30Good6.422.9
Fri, 2:00 AM EDT30Good5.420
Fri, 3:00 AM EDT28Good4.917.5
Fri, 4:00 AM EDT27Good4.615.2
Fri, 5:00 AM EDT24Good413.5
Fri, 6:00 AM EDT25Good4.712.8
Fri, 7:00 AM EDT21Good3.112.1
Fri, 8:00 AM EDT21Good411.5
Fri, 9:00 AM EDT24Good510.7
Fri, 10:00 AM EDT22Good3.510.8
Fri, 11:00 AM EDT17Good2.111.3
Fri, 12:00 PM EDT11Good0.512.6
Fri, 1:00 PM EDT13Good0.214.5
Fri, 2:00 PM EDT15Good0.116.8
Fri, 3:00 PM EDT18Good0.319.3
Fri, 4:00 PM EDT20Good0.822.1
Fri, 5:00 PM EDT23Good0.625
Fri, 6:00 PM EDT25Good1.227.2
Fri, 7:00 PM EDT26Good3.128.5
Fri, 8:00 PM EDT26Good3.929
Fri, 9:00 PM EDT26Good5.828.1
Fri, 10:00 PM EDT26Good4.926.9
Fri, 11:00 PM EDT27Good5.325.6
Sat, 12:00 AM EDT32Good6.624.1
Sat, 1:00 AM EDT38Good7.922.4
Sat, 2:00 AM EDT45Good9.520.9
Sat, 3:00 AM EDT49Good9.519.9
Sat, 4:00 AM EDT48Good8.618.4
Sat, 5:00 AM EDT36Good4.417.1
Sat, 6:00 AM EDT29Good4.215.3
Sat, 7:00 AM EDT29Good5.413.9
Sat, 8:00 AM EDT27Good4.312.3

Fine particles in micrograms per cubic meter, ozone in parts per billion as an 8-hour average. The index for each hour is EPA’s: the ozone figure is already the 8-hour average the ozone index is defined on, and the particle figure is run through EPA’s NowCast, which is how an hourly PM2.5 concentration becomes an index.

Smoke

NOAA’s analysts have not drawn smoke over Georgetown in satellite imagery today.

NOAA’s model forecasts no measurable smoke near the ground here over the next two days.

Smoke on the radar over Georgetown

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.