AQI Alerts for Cape May, NJ

# HEADLINE -------------------- AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY MAY 20 # SUMMARY -------------------- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code Orange Air Quality alert for Wednesday for Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Ocean, Gloucester, Burlington, Ocean and Salem Counties. A code orange air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children...people suffering from asthma... heart disease or other lung diseases...and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles...visit http://www.state.nj.us/dep/ # DETAILS -------------------- ISSUED AT Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 10:31 AM EDT ISSUED BY Issued by National Weather Service Wakefield VA HEADER Air Quality Alert Message | Relayed by National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Atlantic, Coastal Ocean, Atlantic Coastal Cape May, Camden, Cape May, Coastal Atlantic, Cumberland, Gloucester, Northwestern Burlington, Ocean, Salem, Southeastern Burlington Including the cities of Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Mount Holly, Jackson, Millville, Hammonton, Cape May Court House, Ocean City, Atlantic City, Long Beach Island, and Wharton State Forest