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SkyCast – The Daily Pollution Forecast

SkyCast is a daily pollution forecast for the Kansas City area. It predicts air quality based on weather conditions and pollution levels. SkyCast uses different colors --- green, yellow, orange and red, to indicate the day's pollution threat. The SkyCast is reported on the website for the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), on the main page of this website, in the Kansas City Star, and on the local TV weathercasts. As seen in this illustration from MARC, the colors indicate how the day's air quality may affect each of us.

SkyCast graph indicating levels

What does all this mean? Let's break it down:

		Healthy		No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range.

		Elevated Pollution Levels		Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

		Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups		Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

		Unhealthy for All		Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else, especially children, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

Indice Calidad de Aire en Español
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SkyCast Posters from MARC
General Poster
Green Day Poster
Yellow Day Poster