{"id":16958,"date":"2025-07-29T12:13:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?p=16958"},"modified":"2025-07-29T12:13:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:13:56","slug":"code-orange-air-quality-alert-in-effect-today-in-delaware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/code-orange-air-quality-alert-in-effect-today-in-delaware\/","title":{"rendered":"CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT TODAY IN DELAWARE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DOVER, Del. \u2014 Delaware is experiencing a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day today, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. A morning temperature inversion is trapping pollutants near the surface, while calm to light westerly winds limit dispersion and bring regional pollution into the state. Combined with mostly sunny skies and highs in the upper 90s, these conditions increase ozone levels to 101 on the Air Quality Index (AQI), classified as \u201cUnhealthy for Sensitive Groups.\u201d Particulate matter (PM2.5) is forecast at a moderate level of 64.
Sensitive individuals\u2014including children, seniors, and those with respiratory or heart conditions\u2014should limit outdoor activity and avoid strenuous exertion. Air quality is expected to improve Wednesday and Thursday as winds increase and temperatures moderate.
For air quality information, call 302-739-9402. To receive email alerts, send a blank message to\u00a0join-dnrec_ozone_alerts@lists.state.de.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Delaware DNREC<\/a> Facebook Page<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DOVER, Del. \u2014 Delaware is experiencing a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day today, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. A morning temperature inversion is trapping pollutants near the surface, while calm to light westerly winds limit dispersion and bring regional pollution into the state. Combined with mostly sunny skies and highs in the upper 90s, these […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/code-orange-dnrec.jpg?fit=938%2C894&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-4pw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":68467,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-under-code-orange-air-quality-alert-tuesday-amid-early-season-heat\/","url_meta":{"origin":16958,"position":0},"title":"Delaware Under Code Orange Air Quality Alert Tuesday Amid Early Season Heat","author":"Admin","date":"May 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A Code Orange Air Quality Action Day has been issued for all of Delaware on Tuesday, May 19, as dangerous heat and stagnant atmospheric conditions are expected to lead to elevated ozone levels across the state. 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