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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Visual Range is about 103 miles • updated 05/23/2013 01:45 PM EDT
View from Look Rock, Looking East
Ozone (O3)  updated 05/23/2013 01:00 PM EDT

O3 concentration Current Today's
Maximum		 Yesterday's
Maximum
8-hour average 41 ppb 41 ppb   45 ppb  
1-hour average 46 ppb 47 ppb   53 ppb  

*Ozone (O3) is measured in parts per billion (ppb)



AQI Ozone


Particulate Matter (PM2.5)  updated 05/23/2013 01:00 PM EDT

PM2.5 concentration
Current Today's
Maximum		 Yesterday's
Maximum
24-hour average 8.4 μg/m3 — 10.6 μg/m3
1-hour average 5.7 μg/m3 9.7 μg/m3  16.3 μg/m3

*Particulate Matter (PM2.5) is measured in micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m3)



Particulate Matter (PM2.5)


Weather  updated 05/23/2013 01:00 PM EDT

Current temperature  71 F 
Yesterday's minimum temperature  64 F 
Yesterday's maximum temperature  81 F 
Current relative humidity  67 % 
Yesterday's minimum relative humidity  58 % 
Yesterday's maximum relative humidity  92 % 
Current wind speed  3 mph  
Current wind direction  WNW 
Current solar radiation  806 watts/m 2 
Precipitation in last hour  0.00 in. 
Precipitation since midnight  0.02 in. 
Yesterday's precipitation  0.21 in. 


Visibility  updated 05/23/2013 01:00 PM EDT

Approximate Visual Range
 Current Yesterday's
Maximum		 Yesterday's
Minimum
  103 miles 85 miles 20 miles


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Current Air Quality »
Ozone - O3
updated 05/23/2013 01:00 PM EDT
Ozone concentration is ***O3*** parts per billion air quality index (AQI) for Ozone and Particulate Matter from good to unhealthy PM 2.5 is 5.7 micrograms per cubic meter
Particulate Matter - PM2.5
updated 05/23/2013 01:00 PM EDT
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    • Current Weather »
    updated 05/23/2013 01:00 PM EDT
    Temperature
    71 F

    Humidity
    67 %

    Wind
    WNW-3 mph

    Precipitation - 1 hr
    0 in.

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    Last Updated: May 23, 2013