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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 15, 12:44AM EDT

Right now

93555125225
15 µg/m³ Moderate

Median NowCast across reporting stations

Worst right now: Rome — 44 µg/m³ (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups)

18 of 24 stations reporting in the last 6 hours

Stations by air-quality category 18 reporting

Good: 2Moderate: 15Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups: 1
Good · 2Moderate · 15Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups · 1

Highest readings right now

Rome44 µg/m³Unhealthy (sensitive)
Macon Allied24 µg/m³Moderate
Albany22 µg/m³Moderate
Valdosta18 µg/m³Moderate
Augusta17 µg/m³Moderate
All stations (24)
All stations — Georgia
StationNowCastCategory48 h forecast peak
Rome44 µg/m³Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups37 µg/m³
Macon Allied24 µg/m³Moderate33 µg/m³
Albany22 µg/m³Moderate20 µg/m³
Valdosta18 µg/m³Moderate27 µg/m³
Augusta17 µg/m³Moderate20 µg/m³
United Ave16 µg/m³Moderate39 µg/m³
Columbus Baker Street16 µg/m³Moderate24 µg/m³
NR-Georgia Tech16 µg/m³Moderate49 µg/m³
Warner Robins15 µg/m³Moderate29 µg/m³
Sandersville14 µg/m³Moderate23 µg/m³
Athens13 µg/m³Moderate19 µg/m³
McDonough12 µg/m³Moderate22 µg/m³
South DeKalb12 µg/m³Moderate40 µg/m³
Gainesville12 µg/m³Moderate21 µg/m³
Gwinnett Tech12 µg/m³Moderate24 µg/m³
General Coffee11 µg/m³Moderate18 µg/m³
Brunswick7 µg/m³Good17 µg/m³
Savannah L&A4 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.