Barrow Weather Watch for Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Today's forecast: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 100. Calm wind becoming west about 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tonight's forecast: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low about 74. West wind about 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Clean Air Campaign Air Quality Index

• Forecast Date: July 4, 2012
• Pollutant: Ozone
• Forecasted AQI: 106 Code Orange Smog Alert
• Air quality: Because of the predicted concentrations of ground-level ozone, air quality in metro Atlanta is predicted to be unhealthy for sensitive groups.
• Health advisory:  Air is more likely to be unhealthy for more 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 levels are highest.

For more information on the air quality index, visit georgiaair.org/smogforecast. 

Barrow's five-day forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

• Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8 a.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 98. Light west wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
• Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
• Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
• Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 93.
• Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92.

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