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Air quality in Modesto, California now

Highest current reading: AQI 122 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) for PM2.5 at Manteca.

Data: reporting agencies via U.S. EPA AirNow · updated 1 min ago ()

122 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

Highest hourly AQI among 11 readings within 40 km (25 mi) · observation hour

Readings by station

Reporting agencyStationPollutantAQIDistanceHour (UTC)
San Joaquin Valley Unified APCDMantecaPM2.5122 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups27 km (17 mi)08:00
California Air Resources BoardModesto - 14th StreetPM2.568 Moderate0 km (0 mi)08:00
San Joaquin Valley Unified APCDTurlock - S. Minaret StreetPM2.561 Moderate22 km (14 mi)08:00
San Joaquin Valley Unified APCDMantecaPM1056 Moderate27 km (17 mi)08:00
San Joaquin Valley Unified APCDTracyAPPM2.539 Good39 km (24 mi)08:00
San Joaquin Valley Unified APCDTurlock - S. Minaret StreetPM1033 Good22 km (14 mi)08:00
San Joaquin Valley Unified APCDTracyAPOzone33 Good39 km (24 mi)08:00
California Air Resources BoardModesto - 14th StreetPM1032 Good0 km (0 mi)08:00
San Joaquin Valley Unified APCDTracyAPPM1015 Good39 km (24 mi)08:00
California Air Resources BoardModesto - 14th StreetOzone12 Good0 km (0 mi)08:00
San Joaquin Valley Unified APCDTurlock - S. Minaret StreetOzone5 Good22 km (14 mi)08:00

Air quality data: San Joaquin Valley Unified APCD, California Air Resources Board. Distributed by the U.S. EPA AirNow program. Preliminary data, not validated: readings may change after quality checks by the reporting agencies. Values and colors are shown as reported.

0–50 Good 51–100 Moderate 101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 151–200 Unhealthy 201–300 Very Unhealthy 301+ Hazardous

What the AQI categories mean

The EPA explains each category and who should take precautions on AirNow's AQI Basics page. During wildfire smoke, also follow your state or local air agency and health department.

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About this data

Readings are hourly Air Quality Index values from official monitoring stations run by state, local and tribal air agencies, distributed by the U.S. EPA AirNow program. We check for new readings every 15 minutes and show each station's value for PM2.5, PM10 and ozone as reported, without averaging or adjustment. The data is preliminary and not validated: agencies may change readings after quality checks, so it is not used here for trends or long-term comparisons. For official forecasts and the latest readings, see AirNow.gov. AQI categories and colors are the EPA's.

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