North Carolina · AirNow reporting area

Vance County, NC air quality

There is no current hourly AQI reading for Vance County in the AirNow data. Today's forecast: AQI 51, Moderate (PM2.5). Tomorrow: AQI 48, Good (PM2.5). Preliminary data from the EPA AirNow program, reported by North Carolina DEQ - Division of Air Quality.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 6:12 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current AQI

AQI now

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By pollutant

No current pollutant readings.

Yesterday's highest AQI

Not reported.

What this AQI means for your health

No current reading is available. Check the forecast below or a nearby area.

These are general guidelines based on EPA's AQI categories, written in our own words. See the full AQI scale.

Air quality forecast

Daily AQI forecast issued by North Carolina DEQ - Division of Air Quality. Some areas forecast a category without a number.

AQI forecast for Vance County
Day	Forecast	Pollutants
Today, Wed, Oct 28	51Moderate	PM2.5 51 · Ozone 40
Tomorrow, Thu, Oct 29	48Good	PM2.5 48 · Ozone 40
Fri, Oct 30	51Moderate	PM2.5 51 · Ozone 42

Monitor readings

Latest hourly NowCast AQI at 2 monitors assigned to or near this area. NowCast weighs recent hours more heavily so it reacts faster to changes. Distance is from the area's center point.

Monitors for Vance County (hour starting, local time)
Monitor	Hour	PM2.5 AQI	Ozone AQI	PM10 AQI	PM2.5 µg/m³	Miles
BUTNER	09:00 UTC	—	27	—	—	25
Durham Armory	09:00 UTC	57	17	15	13.6	36

Last 12 hours

Highest hourly NowCast AQI among the monitors above, for each hour (UTC).

Hourly AQI, highest monitor
Hour starting	PM2.5 AQI	Ozone AQI	PM10 AQI	Monitors
09:00 UTC	57	27	15	2
08:00 UTC	55	26	15	2
07:00 UTC	54	26	14	2
06:00 UTC	54	26	14	2
05:00 UTC	53	25	14	2
04:00 UTC	52	24	14	2
03:00 UTC	47	24	14	2
02:00 UTC	44	25	14	2
01:00 UTC	40	30	14	2
00:00 UTC	39	33	14	2
23:00 UTC	36	38	14	2
22:00 UTC	33	42	12	2

Hourly monitor values from AirNow HourlyAQObs files, latest hour Oct 28, 2026, 5:00 AM EDT. Single-hour readings can be missing or revised.

Protecting yourself on bad air days

When the AQI is high, spend less time being active outdoors, keep windows closed if the outdoor air is worse than indoors, and run a portable HEPA air cleaner or your central system with a high-efficiency filter (MERV 13 or higher if your system can handle it). When fine particles or smoke are the problem, a well-fitted N95 respirator gives much better protection than a cloth or surgical mask. Read more on our wildfire smoke page.

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Sources

Current AQI, yesterday's maximum and forecasts: U.S. EPA AirNow reporting area file (files.airnowtech.org), as of Oct 28, 2026, 6:12 AM EDT.
Monitor readings: AirNow HourlyAQObs files (hourly NowCast AQI and raw concentrations).
Reporting agencies: North Carolina DEQ - Division of Air Quality. These agencies own the data and are the authority for forecasts and advisories.
Values are shown as received from AirNow. See AirNow partners for the full list of agencies.

Preliminary data. AirNow readings and forecasts come from federal, state, local and tribal air quality agencies. They are not fully verified, may change, and must not be used for regulatory or official decisions; official data are in EPA's Air Quality System. For the latest official readings and advisories, check AirNow.gov and your state or local air agency.

This page is general information, not medical advice. If you have symptoms or a health condition, follow your doctor's guidance.