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AIR QUALITY FORECAST

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA

500 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026



AIR QUALITY FORECASTS FOR THE RICHMOND METRO AND HAMPTON ROADS 

AREAS ARE PROVIDED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

AIR QUALITY FORECAST FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE IS PROVIDED BY 

THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT. 



VAZ511>516-080>083-222300-

CHARLES CITY-WESTERN CHESTERFIELD-EASTERN

CHESTERFIELD-DINWIDDIE-WESTERN HANOVER-EASTERN HANOVER-WESTERN

HENRICO-EASTERN HENRICO-

NEW KENT-PRINCE GEORGE-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...

HOPEWELL...PETERSBURG...RICHMOND...

500 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026



THE FORECAST MONDAY FOR THE RICHMOND METRO AREA IS CODE

LEVEL YELLOW...WHICH IS MODERATE...AND MEANS PEOPLE UNUSUALLY

SENSITIVE TO AIR POLLUTION MAY BE MILDLY AFFECTED. PRIMARY

POLLUTANT WILL BE PARTICLES.



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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE VIRGINIA D E Q AIR

QUALITY WEB SITE AT

HTTPS://WWW.DEQ.VIRGINIA.GOV/PROGRAMS/AIR/AIRQUALITYMONITORINGDATA.ASPX

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VAZ084-090>091-093>098-222300-

CHESAPEAKE-GLOUCESTER-ISLE OF WIGHT-JAMES CITY-

NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-NORFOLK/PORTSMOUTH-SUFFOLK-

VIRGINIA BEACH-YORK-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POQUOSON...WILLIAMSBURG

500 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026



THE FORECAST MONDAY FOR HAMPTON ROADS IS CODE LEVEL

YELLOW...WHICH IS MODERATE...AND MEANS PEOPLE UNUSUALLY

SENSITIVE TO AIR POLLUTION MAY BE MILDLY AFFECTED. PRIMARY

POLLUTANT WILL BE PARTICLES.



&&

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE VIRGINIA D E Q AIR

QUALITY WEB SITE AT

HTTPS://WWW.DEQ.VIRGINIA.GOV/PROGRAMS/AIR/AIRQUALITYMONITORINGDATA.ASPX

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MDZ021>025-222300-

DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCHESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES

500 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2026



THE FORECAST MONDAY FOR THE EASTERN SHORE IS CODE LEVEL

YELLOW...WHICH IS MODERATE...AND MEANS PEOPLE UNUSUALLY

SENSITIVE TO AIR POLLUTION MAY BE MILDLY AFFECTED. PRIMARY

POLLUTANT WILL BE PARTICLES.



&&

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE MARYLAND

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT WEB SITE

AT

MDE.MARYLAND.GOV/PROGRAMS/AIR/AIRQUALITYMONITORING/PAGES/INDEX.ASP

OR CALL THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AT

4 1 0...5 3 7...3 0 0 0.

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