Charlotte
Approximately 3 km HRRR grid cell containing the Census representative point. Conditions can differ across the city.
Open Charlotte forecastNC STATE OVERVIEW
North Carolina smoke forecast map and 48-hour outlook
Smoke varies across North Carolina. This page loads one NOAA HRRR-Smoke run and compares three named city grid cells; it never issues a statewide “clear” claim or describes unsampled areas.
THREE NAMED GRID CELLS
Local samples, not a statewide average
Raleigh
Approximately 3 km HRRR grid cell containing the Census representative point. Conditions can differ across the city.
Open Raleigh forecastGreensboro
Approximately 3 km HRRR grid cell containing the Census representative point. Conditions can differ across the city.
Open Greensboro forecastWhat the interactive state map does
The browser downloads and decodes 17 discrete NOAA smoke frames once, samples the same rasters at the three named points, and presents independent summaries. The points are not averaged, ranked, or used to infer conditions elsewhere in North Carolina.
Each sample uses the Smoke Window-defined modeled-smoke scale, not AQI. Conditions between three-hour frames may differ. Use AirNow and official agencies for observed air quality and health guidance.
North Carolina indexed city pages
CharlottePopulation 964,784RaleighPopulation 506,306GreensboroPopulation 308,667DurhamPopulation 305,561Winston-SalemPopulation 257,271FayettevillePopulation 209,120CaryPopulation 183,582WilmingtonPopulation 126,809High PointPopulation 120,571ConcordPopulation 114,598