Air Quality

A Code Orange Air Quality Alert has been issued for the Philadelphia region on Thursday, according to Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection.

Temperatures continue to warm up with hazy and humid conditions with a code orange alert for Philadelphia on Wednesday. NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Robert Johnson has your forecast. 

The Philadelphia area, parts of South Jersey and the Lehigh Valley will experience unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups on Wednesday, according to officials.

A fast-moving wildfire continues burning in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens as of Wednesday afternoon — already consuming 12,000 acres and only being 35% contained, according to officials. For Wednesday, an Air Quality Alert is in effect for Ocean County, near the site of the fire, where air quality could become unhealthy for sensitive groups. At this time we don’t see...

A new study on air quality found that Los Angeles was the most polluted major U.S. city, while Seattle was the cleanest.

Ash from the recent LA County fires and burn scars formed by other wildfires in the fall can be dispersed by strong winds. See an air quality map.

The ongoing wildfires have put the Los Angeles area under an air quality alert, with the National Weather Service advising SoCal residents to remain indoors with their windows closed and wear N-95 masks if they have to go outside.