


Air Quality Alert
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
Issued by NWS Portland, ME
749 AEUS71 KGYX 021856 AQAGYX Air Quality Alert Message Relayed by National Weather Service Gray ME 256 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 MEZ007>009-012>014-018>021-033-NHZ001>006-040300- Northern Oxford-Northern Franklin-Central Somerset-Southern Oxford- Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Interior York- Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec- Interior Cumberland Highlands-Northern Coos-Southern Coos- Northern Grafton-Northern Carroll-Southern Grafton-Southern Carroll- Including the cities of Upton, Wilsons Mills, Andover, Byron, Middle Dam, Roxbury, South Arm, Coburn Gore, Davis, Oquossoc, Rangeley, Avon, Kingfield, Phillips, New Portland, Brassua, Long Pond, Moosehead, Pittston Farm, Seboomook, Bingham, Jackman, Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, Locke Mills, Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, Farmington, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, Chesterville, Jay, Athens, Cornville, Skowhegan, Palmyra, Pittsfield, Embden, Madison, Hollis, Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington, Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray, North Windham, Gorham, Greene, Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls, Augusta, Sidney, Windsor, Vassalboro, Waterville, China, Palermo, Bridgton, Harrison, Naples, Errol, Millsfield, Colebrook, Berlin, Dummer, Milan, York Pond, Lancaster, Bethlehem, Lincoln, Littleton, Sugar Hill, Thornton, Waterville Valley, Woodstock, Jackson, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, Crawford Notch, Lyme, Ashland, Ellsworth, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Wakefield, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro, and Moultonborough 256 PM EDT Sat Aug 2 2025 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 PM EDT SUNDAY... The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has issued an Air Quality Alert for particle pollution from 1 AM to 11 PM EDT Sunday. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is predicting unhealthy air quality in Coos, Grafton and Carroll counties. Sensitive individuals include children and older adults; anyone with lung disease such as asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis; and people who are active outdoors. Even healthy individuals may experience mild health effects and should consider limiting strenuous or prolonged outdoor activities. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection`s Bureau of Air Quality has issued an Air Quality Alert for particle pollution from 1 AM to 11 PM EDT this evening. Particle pollution levels are expected to reach Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range Sunday for the Western Interior and Eastern Interior regions due to a plume of smoke expected to move in from Canada. For additional information, please visit the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Prediction website at, https://www4.des.state.nh.us/airdata/ In addition, A toll free air quality hotline has been established so Maine residents can stay informed on the air quality situations. The toll free number is: 1-800-223-1196. $$