MONDAY, JUNE 28, Updated Sunday, June 27, 11 AM
SYNOPSIS: A warm front located north of the state, places us in a hot, humid southwesterly breeze. A cold front approaching from the west should help develop potentially strong thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening hours.
AIR QUALITY: Potential exists for elevated ozone readings. Working against this, however, will be a gusty breeze and developing afternoon storms. At this time, we have gone for ozone reaching levels considered unhealthy for sensitive groups for eastern MA, but not including the south coast and Cape Cod where marine air may mix in and keep readings down somewhat. Moderate fine particle readings are expected statewide.
OPEN BURNING: Open burning is prohibited during this time of year.
THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR GROUND LEVEL OZONE…IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT GROUND LEVEL OZONE CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION…PLEASE VISIT THE MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WEBSITE AT…
HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.DEP.STATE.MA.US/MASSAIR
/ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS/…OR CALL 1-800-882-1497.
When I woke up this morning, I thought one of the neighbor’s firepits was still going. I thought “How rude!” Little did I know that the problem was much bigger. This drives home the degree to which we are all one people on one Spaceship Earth. We all live downwind.
This is an AP report, and I can’t redistribute it, so you’ll have to follow the link for the story.
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