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Air quality alertin effect for 23 regions in Georgia

Regions affected: Barrow · Bartow · Carroll · Cherokee · Clayton · Cobb · Coweta · Dawson · DeKalb · Douglas · Fayette · Forsyth · Gwinnett · Hall · Henry · Newton · North Fulton · Paulding · Pike · Rockdale · South Fulton · Spalding · Walton

Air Quality AlertBarrow · Bartow · Carroll · +20 more

AQAFFC

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division has issued a Code Orange (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) Air Quality Alert for Atlanta for Thursday October 15.

Under Code Orange conditions, the outdoor air quality is likely to be unhealthy for some people. Children, people who are sensitive to ozone, and people with heart or lung disease should limit prolonged outdoor exertion during the late afternoon or early evening when ozone concentrations are highest.

For additional information on the Air Quality Index, please visit http://airnow.gov.

This advisory concerns ozone, which this site does not measure — the readings here are PM2.5.

issued Oct 14, 1:46PM · source: National Weather Service

Georgia — air quality right now

Every monitor in one view · PM2.5 only · updated Oct 14, 10:43PM EDT

Right now

93555125225
12 µg/m³ Moderate

Median NowCast across reporting stations

Worst right now: Rome — 53 µg/m³ (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

18 of 24 stations reporting in the last 6 hours

Stations by air-quality category 18 reporting

Good: 3Moderate: 14Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 1
Good · 3Moderate · 14Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups · 1

Highest readings right now

Rome53 µg/m³Unhealthy (sensitive)
Albany33 µg/m³Moderate
Macon Allied23 µg/m³Moderate
United Ave16 µg/m³Moderate
Augusta16 µg/m³Moderate
All stations (24)
All stations — Georgia
StationNowCastCategory48 h forecast peak
Rome53 µg/m³Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups37 µg/m³
Albany33 µg/m³Moderate21 µg/m³
Macon Allied23 µg/m³Moderate33 µg/m³
United Ave16 µg/m³Moderate39 µg/m³
Augusta16 µg/m³Moderate20 µg/m³
Columbus Baker Street15 µg/m³Moderate24 µg/m³
NR-Georgia Tech14 µg/m³Moderate49 µg/m³
Warner Robins14 µg/m³Moderate29 µg/m³
Gainesville13 µg/m³Moderate21 µg/m³
Valdosta12 µg/m³Moderate29 µg/m³
Athens12 µg/m³Moderate19 µg/m³
Sandersville12 µg/m³Moderate23 µg/m³
South DeKalb11 µg/m³Moderate40 µg/m³
General Coffee11 µg/m³Moderate18 µg/m³
Gwinnett Tech10 µg/m³Moderate24 µg/m³
Savannah L&A5 µg/m³Good17 µg/m³
McDonough4 µg/m³Good22 µg/m³
Brunswick3 µg/m³Good17 µg/m³
Columbus Airport— no recent data—26 µg/m³
Forest Park— no recent data—30 µg/m³
Kennesaw— no recent data—24 µg/m³
Macon Forestry— no recent data—33 µg/m³
Nr-285— no recent data—40 µg/m³
Rossville-Williams St— no recent data—19 µg/m³

City forecast pages — Georgia

Atlanta · Savannah · Augusta

Wildfires across the state

State-wide

Agencies report 1 active incident: 1 Mostly contained (70%+).

Not contained0 fires

No not contained fires are reported in this state.

Partially contained0 fires

No partially contained fires are reported in this state.

Mostly contained (70%+)1 fire
Main Trail
841 acres · 100% contained · reported 2026-10-13 · GA
Mostly contained (70%+)

Source: National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC); incident points and containment as reported by the responsible agencies.