Today's Texas Air Quality Forecast
The latest forecast for air quality conditions in Texas' metropolitan areas.
May 21, 2013
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Air Quality Index (AQI)
Forecast |
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| Forecast Region (Click name for AIRNOW version) |
Tue 05/21/13 |
Wed 05/22/13 |
Thu 05/23/13 |
Fri 05/24/13 |
| Austin | PM2.5 | PM2.5 | PM2.5 | Good |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | PM2.5 | PM2.5 | Good | Good |
| Brownsville-McAllen | PM2.5 | PM2.5 | PM2.5 | PM2.5 |
| Corpus Christi | PM2.5 | PM2.5 | PM2.5 | PM2.5 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | PM2.5 | Ozone | Ozone | Good |
| El Paso | Ozone | Ozone | Ozone | Ozone |
| Houston | PM2.5 | Ozone | Ozone | Ozone |
| Laredo | PM2.5 | PM2.5 | PM2.5 | PM2.5 |
| Lubbock | Good | Good | PM2.5 | PM2.5 |
| Midland-Odessa | Good | Good | PM2.5 | PM2.5 |
| San Antonio | PM2.5 | PM2.5 | PM2.5 | Good |
| Tyler-Longview | PM2.5 | Ozone | Ozone | Good |
| Victoria | PM2.5 | PM2.5 | PM2.5 | PM2.5 |
| Waco-Killeen | PM2.5 | Good | Good | Good |
| Discussion |
| Tuesday 5/21/13 Smoke from agricultural burning in Mexico and Central America should continue over the eastern two thirds of the state along and east of a line from Del Rio to San Angelo to Gainesville and will likely raise the daily PM2.5 AQI to "Moderate" or possibly higher levels in much of this area. Scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms should locally reduce the smoke levels in parts of Central and North Central Texas. High incoming background levels should push ozone into the "Moderate" range in the El Paso area, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening. Elsewhere in the remainder of West Texas and the Panhandle, moderate winds and lower incoming background levels should help to keep air quality in the "Good" range. Wednesday 5/22/13 Winds may be light enough and incoming background levels high enough for ozone levels to reach "Moderate" or possibly higher on the west and northwest side of the Dallas-Fort Worth area; and "Moderate" on the north and northwest side of the Houston area, in the El Paso area, and in parts of Northeast Texas, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening. Smoke from agricultural burning in Mexico and Central America should continue over South, Central, and Southeast Texas and will likely raise the daily PM2.5 AQI to "Moderate" levels in much of this area. A cold front should push the smoke out of North and Northeast Texas in the morning, likely reducing the daily PM2.5 AQI into the "Good" range in Dallas-Fort Worth, Waco-Killeen, and Tyler-Longview. Elsewhere in the state, moderate winds and lower incoming background levels should help to keep air quality in the "Good" range. Thursday 5/23/13 Outlook Winds may be light enough and incoming background levels high enough for ozone to reach "Moderate" levels on the north and northwest side of the Houston area, on the northwest side of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, in the El paso area, and in parts of Northeast Texas, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening. Smoke from agricultural burning in Mexico and Central America should cover much of South and Central Texas, and shift into parts of West Texas and the southern Panhandle, including the Lubbock and Midland-Odessa areas, likely raising the daily PM2.5 AQI to "Moderate" levels in these regions. Elsewhere in the state, moderate winds and lower incoming background levels should help to keep air quality in the "Good" range. Friday 5/24/13 Outlook Winds may be light enough and incoming background levels high enough for ozone to reach "Moderate" levels on north and northwest side of the Houston area and in the El Paso area, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening. Smoke from agricultural burning in Mexico and Central America should begin to decrease over Texas, though lingering elevated particulate over parts of South and Southwest Texas extending into the lower Panhandle could possibly keep the daily PM2.5 AQI in the "Moderate" range in this area. Elsewhere in the state, moderate winds and lower incoming background levels should help to keep air quality in the "Good" range. |
This forecast was last updated at 9:00 am on Tuesday, May 21st and is updated daily on normal TCEQ work days and may also be updated on weekends or holidays when air pollution levels are high. Regardless of our forecast, we always recommend that each individual determine what level of activity they should conduct based on the actual local conditions. See the "Related Current Data" links above to monitor the latest actual conditions.
