AIR QUALITY

A Weather Authority Alert Day has been issued for Monday, July 17, 2023, due to haze and air quality across the region. The alert is set to expire at 9 p.m., and this article will be updated with the latest information throughout the evening.

Today will be fairly nice for most of us. Partly cloudy skies will build in through the day, and the chance to see a stray shower exists. Stay safe out there and enjoy the holiday if you can.

Air quality gradually improves as scattered storm clusters move in from the west.

Air quality gradually improves as scattered storm clusters move in from the west.

Air quality gradually improves as scattered storm clusters move in from the west.

Air quality gradually improves as scattered storm clusters move in from the west

The chair of pediatrics at Carilion Children's is warning that the poor air quality and its health effects can "linger."

Air quality in Roanoke was deemed unhealthy by nightfall on Wednesday.

A few scattered showers and storms will develop after 2 p.m. Sunday

A LewisGale emergency doctor warns against exposure to poor air quality.

Southwest Virginia is under a Code Orange air quality alert, which means it's unhealthy for sensitive populations to spend time outdoors.

Fires have burned more than 1,800 square miles in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan

Believe it or not, the air quality inside your home can be worse than the air you breathe outside - especially in colder months when we keep windows and doors closed.

The U.N. weather agency says the world and especially urban areas experienced a brief and sharp drop in emissions of air pollutants last year.

The dust could also make for poor air quality for sensitive groups like people with respiratory and/or heart disease, the elderly and children. Today's air quality forecast (WSLS)We also expecting the mercury to rise into this afternoon, thanks to a downsloping wind set-up. Downsloping wind explainer (WSLS)Any storms that are able to form this afternoon and/or evening will be isolated and stay mainly in the mountains. Some morning activity is possible, but the bulk of the rain should come during the afternoon and/or evening. Sunday's severe risk (WSLS)Daily storm chances are in our forecast as we flip the calendar from June to July this week.