Weather Alerts For Fayetteville/Pope AFB, NC

# HEADLINE -------------------- AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING # SUMMARY -------------------- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone, until 8 PM EDT this evening for the southern Piedmont and Sandhills. 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 Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 11:10 AM EDT ISSUED BY Relayed by National Weather Service Raleigh NC HEADER Air Quality Alert Message # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Anson, Cumberland, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly Including the cities of Albemarle, Troy, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Aberdeen, Carthage, Wadesboro, Polkton, Rockingham, Ellerbe, Laurinburg, Camp Mackall, Wagram, Raeford, Fayetteville, Spring Lake, and Hope Mills

Pollen Index: 10.9 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Oak, Sweetgum and Beech. Concentration of pollen grains 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.