Air Quality Forecast

May 22 – May 26: High-pressure over the Central Coast seems to be warming things up inland increasing fire risk for the next few days.  Convective heating inland is inducing a fairly strong marine layer which is infiltrating coastal and coastal adjacent areas in the mornings. This should moderate coastal temperatures to seasonal levels. Beginning Tuesday, low-pressure from the north will migrate south and may have the potential to bring precipitation. However, as of now, do not expect anything impactful (12% precip. probabilities). Temperatures will range from the high-40s to the mid-70s at the coast and mid-40s to mid-80s inland.  Ozone levels should remain below State standards, therefore ozone AQIs will remain GOOD.  Stable conditions will keep PM10 (dust) AQIs at GOOD as well. As the dry conditions and high pressure persist, wildfires from around the state may influence local PM2.5 (smoke) AQIs and bring them to MODERATE levels.

Particulate Matter Sensor Network

 

Regulatory Air Monitoring Stations