FirstAlertWeather: Air quality in the Philadelphia region has improved drastically from yesterday morning. However, MarvinGomezTV says sensitive groups should continue to take caution.
By late Thursday morning, Philadelphia and surrounding communities remained at the very unhealthy air quality level. The westernmost neighborhoods were near the hazardous territory. By early afternoon, the AQI was back under 200 -- at the unhealthy red level.
By Friday morning, most of the region was in the orange AQI zone, under 150. In that range theair is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole said Thursday afternoon that the AQI could continue to fluctuate in the hours and days ahead and that people should wear a mask outdoors and not do strenuous activities outside.
The hazy wildfire smoke over Philadelphia and the surrounding communities is coming from wildfires burning in Quebec, Canada, and leading to decreased air quality in the form ofThe threat level in Pennsylvania and New Jersey were at code red Thursday, while the threat improved to code orange in Delaware,National Weather Service's Mt. Holly office tweeted"We will see some improvement today, though Air Quality Alerts remain in effect throughout the region," the tweet said.
Here is the latest near-surface smoke model guidance. The highest concentrations of smoke should be seen from Philadelphia and points south this afternoon, though not as extreme as previous days. For the latest AQI values, visit
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