Current Air Quality & Forecast
Air Quality Forecast
November 13 – November 17: Rain Thursday morning as a “Bomb Cyclone” as defined by the NWS positions itself off the coast. Expect high winds (sustained 25 mph w/ 50-60 mph gusts in higher elevations) and precipitation accumulation totals of as much as 5” in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The rain should lessen by the end of the day on Thursday, however, do not expect it to completely end. As the low meanders south, expect additional parcels of moisture on Saturday and Monday. Beyond that, as the low migrates inland, a shift to northerly flow midweek next week will drastically lower temperatures. Temperatures will range from the high-40s to the low-60s at the coast and high-30s to the mid-60s inland. Ozone levels should remain below State standards, therefore ozone AQIs will remain GOOD. Moist conditions this week will keep PM10 (dust) AQIs in the Salinas Valley at GOOD. Unsettled weather will improve ventilation and maintain PM2.5 AQI (smoke) levels at GOOD.
Particulate Matter Sensor Network