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Air Quality Alert Issued For Somerset County Wednesday
A code orange air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups.
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — A code orange air quality alert has been issued for Somerset County on Wednesday by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
A code orange air quality alert means that the Ground Level Ozone or air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups.
"Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases, and the elderly," according to the National Weather Service(NWS).
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The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity during the afternoon and early evening hours or exercise outdoors.
Locals can expect a sunny day on Wednesday with a high near 88 degrees. There will also be a calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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"Sunny skies, hot temperatures, and light winds out of the southwest will create a favorable environment for ozone levels to rise into the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) category," according to the NWS.
Here is a look at the weather ahead this week:
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: A chance of showers, mainly after 2 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m., then a chance of showers between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
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