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Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Boulder • 1 Follower • 04:00, May 15 Local time

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27

US AQI⁺

Good

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Main pollutant:

PM2.5

5 µg/m³

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18°

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2 km/h

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26 %

Hourly forecast

Boulder air quality index (AQI⁺) forecast

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26%

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31%

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32%

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21%

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22%

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21%

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21%

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19%

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17%

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14%

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14%

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14%

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15%

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19%

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31%

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38%

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42%

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50%

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55%

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43%

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37%

03:00

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28%

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25%

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26%

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24%

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25%

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23%

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20%

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17%

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16%

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17%

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18%

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21%

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21%

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19%

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27%

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23%

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48%

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36%

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39%

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67%

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88%

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82%

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84%

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85%

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75%

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56%

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50%

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55%

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64%

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54%

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45%

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39%

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37%

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34%

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90%

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41%

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73%

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94%

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86%

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90%

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84%

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78%

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82%

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82%

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79%

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74%

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75%

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76%

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90%

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85%

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88%

Daily forecast

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Boulder air quality index (AQI⁺) forecast

Air pollutants

What is the current air quality in Boulder?

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PM2.5 concentration currently meets the WHO annual PM2.5 guideline.

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Pollen

What is the pollen count in Boulder today?

Index

Pollen global icon

Low

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Tree

Low

25%
Pollen grass icon

Grass

None

0%
Pollen weed icon

Weed

None

0%

Source:

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Pollen

What is the pollen count in Boulder today?

Index

Pollen global icon

Low

Pollen tree icon

Tree

Low

25%
Pollen grass icon

Grass

None

0%
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Weed

None

0%

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Most polluted locations near Boulder

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Station ranking

Real-time AQI⁺ station ranking for stations in Boulder

#StationsAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of USA

1066 Berea Dr

44

2
The national flag of USA

5771-5701 Valmont Rd

34

3
The national flag of USA

10th Street

31

4
The national flag of USA

717 Evergreen Boulder

31

5
The national flag of USA

285 Vail Cir

30

6
The national flag of USA

Boulder Reservoir

30

7
The national flag of USA

1491 High St

28

8
The national flag of USA

Bean Mountain Lane

28

9
The national flag of USA

Boulder - CU - 2102 Athens St.

24

10
The national flag of USA

18th Street

22

City ranking

Real-time USA AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of USA

Palm Desert, California

103

2
The national flag of USA

Riverside, California

101

3
The national flag of USA

Bismarck, North Dakota

94

4
The national flag of USA

Brunswick, Georgia

81

5
The national flag of USA

Moreno Valley, California

77

6
The national flag of USA

Maricopa County, Arizona

69

7
The national flag of USA

Pahrump, Nevada

66

8
The national flag of USA

Jurupa Valley, California

62

9
The national flag of USA

Shreveport, Louisiana

62

10
The national flag of USA

Detroit, Michigan

60

History

Historic air quality graph for Boulder

27 AQI⁺ US
Good
03:00–04:00 May 15 Local time
AQI⁺ US

History

Historic air quality graph for Boulder

27 AQI⁺ US
Good
03:00–04:00 May 15 Local time
AQI⁺ US

Most polluted locations near Boulder

Worldwide AQI⁺ rankingArrow icon

Station ranking

Real-time AQI⁺ station ranking for stations in Boulder

#StationsAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of USA

1066 Berea Dr

44

2
The national flag of USA

5771-5701 Valmont Rd

34

3
The national flag of USA

10th Street

31

4
The national flag of USA

717 Evergreen Boulder

31

5
The national flag of USA

285 Vail Cir

30

6
The national flag of USA

Boulder Reservoir

30

7
The national flag of USA

1491 High St

28

8
The national flag of USA

Bean Mountain Lane

28

9
The national flag of USA

Boulder - CU - 2102 Athens St.

24

10
The national flag of USA

18th Street

22

City ranking

Real-time USA AQI⁺ city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
1
The national flag of USA

Palm Desert, California

103

2
The national flag of USA

Riverside, California

101

3
The national flag of USA

Bismarck, North Dakota

94

4
The national flag of USA

Brunswick, Georgia

81

5
The national flag of USA

Moreno Valley, California

77

6
The national flag of USA

Maricopa County, Arizona

69

7
The national flag of USA

Pahrump, Nevada

66

8
The national flag of USA

Jurupa Valley, California

62

9
The national flag of USA

Shreveport, Louisiana

62

10
The national flag of USA

Detroit, Michigan

60

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