Weather
Darien Forecast: Poor Air Quality on Monday, Hot and Rainy Week
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State authorities have issued an “Air Quality Action Day” for southern Connecticut. a day when temperatures are expected to reach 90 degrees in Darien and we may see an isolated shower or thunderstorm. “An Air Quality Action Day means that ozone within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards,” according to the National Weather Service. The Weather Underground website says this about Ozone Action Days (and has a list of things you can do to reduce ozone emissions): “An Ozone Action Day is declared when weather conditions are likely to combine with pollution emissions to form high levels of ozone near the ground that may cause harmful health effects.” Here’s the National Weather Service’s Darien-specific forecast for the week (as of the 7:56 a.m. update):
Monday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.