Cleveland, Ohio – Air quality across Northeast Ohio will be unhealthy for sensitive groups through Sunday as elevated ozone levels prompt a daylong advisory from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA).
According to NOACA, the Air Quality Advisory is in effect from 12:00 a.m. Sunday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday for Cuyahoga, Lorain, Geauga, Ashtabula, Medina, Portage, Lake, and Summit Counties. Ground-level ozone is expected to rise due to sunny skies, light winds, and increasing temperatures.
Residents in Cleveland, Akron, Elyria, and surrounding suburbs should limit strenuous outdoor activity—especially children, seniors, and anyone with asthma or other respiratory conditions. Those groups are most at risk during high ozone events.
To help reduce pollution, residents are urged to bike, carpool, or work from home, avoid idling vehicles, and delay mowing or refueling until after sunset. Real-time conditions are available at airnow.gov.
This alert comes as temperatures climb into the upper 80s Sunday with storms possible by Monday. A shift in wind may bring relief early next week, but additional advisories remain possible.
Five-Day Forecast for Cleveland (June 29–July 3)
Sunday: Sunny, high near 87°F. Light wind.
Monday: 50% chance of thunderstorms. High 88°F.
Tuesday: Chance of showers. High 83°F.
Wednesday: Sunny, high 84°F. Low 70°F.
Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm. High near 87°F.
