Current Air Quality & Forecast
Air Quality Forecast
December 22 – December 26: The outlook this week is stormy weather as multiple cold fronts traverse the Central Coast. Temperatures will be seasonably cool and range between mid-40s to low 50s each day consistently throughout the region. The main point of concern will be heavy rain and flooding, and a Flood Watch has been issued from Tuesday to Friday. The Monterey Bay may see 1.5” on Tuesday and another 2” late Wednesday into Thursday. A High Wind Watch will also be in effect Tuesday evening through Wednesday because of those two strong low-pressure systems bringing strong winds with gusts in the range of 30 mph. Wet conditions will help keep PM10 (dust) AQIs at GOOD in spite of high winds, which should ventilate smoke impacts from home heating and maintain PM2.5 (smoke) AQIs at GOOD as well. Ozone levels should remain within State standards, therefore, the ozone AQI will remain GOOD.
Particulate Matter Sensor Network