Today's Texas Air Quality Forecast
June 15, 2018
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| Forecast Region (Click name for AIRNOW version) |
Fri 06/15/2018 |
Sat 06/16/2018 |
Sun 06/17/2018 |
Mon 06/18/2018 |
Tue 06/19/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Austin | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Brownsville-McAllen | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Corpus Christi | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | Ozone | Ozone | Good | Good | Good |
| El Paso | Ozone | Good | Ozone | Ozone | Ozone |
| Houston | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Laredo | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Lubbock | Ozone | Good | Ozone | Ozone | Ozone |
| Midland-Odessa | Good | Good | Ozone | Ozone | Ozone |
| San Antonio | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Tyler-Longview | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Victoria | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| Waco-Killeen | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| An asterisk (*) indicates that an Ozone Action Day is or will be in effect for the indicated region. | |||||
Forecast Discussion
Friday 06/15/2018
Winds may be light enough and/or incoming background levels high enough for ozone to reach "Moderate" in parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, and Lubbock areas, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening.
Elsewhere in the state, moderate winds, heavy cloud cover with precipitation, and/or lower incoming background levels should help keep air quality in the "Good" range in most spots.
Saturday 06/16/2018
Winds may be light enough and/or incoming background levels high enough for ozone to reach "Moderate" in parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening.
Afternoon and evening winds in West Texas may be strong enough to generate to and transport light amounts of patchy blowing dust, though the duration and intensity of the blowing dust is not expected to raise the daily PM10/PM2.5 AQIs beyond the "Good" range. Scattered showers should help keep the air quality in the "Good" range as well.
Elsewhere in the state, moderate to strong winds, heavy cloud cover, and/or lower incoming background levels should help keep air quality in the "Good" range in most spots.
Sunday 06/17/2018 Outlook
Winds may be light enough and/or incoming background levels high enough for ozone to reach "Moderate" in parts of the El Paso, Lubbock, and Midland-Odessa areas, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening.
Elsewhere in the state, moderate winds, heavy cloud cover with precipitation, and/or lower incoming background levels should help keep air quality in the "Good" range in most spots.
Monday 06/18/2018 Outlook
Winds may be light enough and/or incoming background levels high enough for ozone to reach "Moderate" in parts of the El Paso, Lubbock, and Midland-Odessa areas, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening.
Elsewhere in the state, moderate winds, heavy cloud cover with precipitation, and/or lower incoming background levels should help keep air quality in the "Good" range in most spots.
Tuesday 06/18/2018 Extended Outlook
Winds may be light enough and/or incoming background levels high enough for ozone to reach "Moderate" in parts of the El Paso, Lubbock, and Midland-Odessa areas, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening.
Elsewhere in the state, moderate winds, heavy cloud cover with precipitation, and/or lower incoming background levels should help keep air quality in the "Good" range in most spots.
This forecast was last updated at 8:10 AM on Friday, June 15th, 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.