Weather Alerts For Charlotte, NC

# HEADLINE -------------------- AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING, NOW INCLUDING ROWAN COUNTY # SUMMARY -------------------- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for Rowan, Mecklenburg, and Cabarrus Counties, until 8 PM EDT this evening. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional information, please visit the North Carolina Division of Air Quality Web site at https://airquality.climate.ncsu.edu/. # DETAILS -------------------- ISSUED AT Friday, April 24, 2026 at 10:50 AM EDT ISSUED BY Relayed by National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC HEADER Air Quality Alert Message # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan Including the cities of Salisbury, Charlotte, Concord, and Kannapolis

Pollen Index: 11.2 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Oak, Sweetgum and Beech. The amount of pollen in the air for Saturday will be falling but will remain in the very high range. This relief in pollen levels is caused in part by rising humidity, weak winds and expected precipitation in the evening which tends to wash pollen out of the air.