Today's Texas Air Quality Forecast
July 19, 2018
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| Forecast Region (Click name for AIRNOW version) |
Thu 07/19/2018 |
Fri 07/20/2018 |
Sat 07/21/2018 |
Sun 07/22/2018 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amarillo | Ozone | Ozone | Good | Ozone | |
| Austin | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5/PM10 | |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5 | PM2.5/PM10 | |
| Brownsville-McAllen | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5 | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5/PM10 | |
| Corpus Christi | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5 | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5/PM10 | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | Ozone/PM2.5/PM10 | Ozone* | Ozone/PM2.5 | Ozone/PM2.5 | |
| El Paso | Ozone/PM2.5 | Ozone* | Ozone | Ozone | |
| Houston | PM2.5/PM10 | Ozone* | Ozone/PM2.5/PM10 | Ozone | |
| Laredo | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5 | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5/PM10 | |
| Lubbock | Ozone/PM2.5 | Ozone | Good | PM2.5 | |
| Midland-Odessa | PM2.5 | PM2.5 | Ozone | Ozone | |
| San Antonio | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5/PM10 | |
| Tyler-Longview | PM2.5 | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5 | PM2.5/PM10 | |
| Victoria | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5 | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5/PM10 | |
| Waco-Killeen | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5/PM10 | PM2.5 | PM2.5/PM10 | |
| An asterisk (*) indicates that an Ozone Action Day is or will be in effect for the indicated region. | |||||
Forecast Discussion
Thursday 07/19/2018
Winds may be light enough and/or incoming background levels high enough for ozone to reach "Moderate" or possibly higher in parts of the El Paso area and "Moderate" in parts of the Amarillo, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Lubbock areas, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening.
Another fairly intense pulse of African dust is expected to arrive in South and Southeast Texas along the coast before pushing inland into parts of Central and Southeast Texas, with at least light amounts lingering in patches across the remainder of the state. Overall, the daily PM2.5 AQI is forecast to reach "Moderate" or possibly higher in parts of the Laredo area; the middle to upper end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Austin, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Brownsville-McAllen, Corpus Christi, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Victoria, and Waco-Killeen areas; the lower to middle end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Big Bend, Lubbock, Midland-Odessa, and Tyler-Longview areas; and the upper end of the "Good" range in parts of the Amarillo and El Paso areas. The daily PM10 AQI associated with the dust could also reach the "Moderate" range in parts of the Austin, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Brownsville-McAllen, Corpus Christi, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Laredo, San Antonio, Victoria, and Waco-Killeen areas as well.
Additionally, smoke from isolated fires (particularly those in the southeastern Panhandle and central part of the state) may intermittently and locally increase PM2.5 levels at locations in the vicinity and immediately downwind of the fires, adding to the already elevated particulates associated with African dust.
Friday 07/20/2018
An Ozone Action Day will be in effect on Friday for the Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston areas. Winds may be light enough and/or incoming background levels high enough for ozone to reach "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" on the northeast sides of the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston areas and in parts of the El Paso area; and "Moderate" in parts of the Amarillo and Lubbock areas, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening.
African dust is expected to persist across the entire state, with the heaviest dust forecast to shift further inland into portions of Central, North Central, and East Texas. Overall, the daily PM2.5 AQI is forecast to reach "Moderate" or possibly higher in parts of the Beaumont-Port Arthur area; the middle to upper end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Tyler-Longview, and Waco-Killeen areas; the lower to middle end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Big Bend, Brownsville-McAllen, Corpus Christi, Houston, Laredo, Midland-Odessa, and Victoria areas; and the upper end of the "Good" range in parts of the Amarillo, El Paso, and Lubbock areas. The daily PM10 AQI associated with the dust could also reach the "Moderate" range in parts of the Austin, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Tyler-Longview, and Waco-Killeen areas as well.
Saturday 07/21/2018 Outlook
Winds may be light enough and/or incoming background levels high enough for ozone to reach "Moderate" or possibly higher on the northeast side of the Houston area and in parts of the El Paso area; and "Moderate" in parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth and Midland-Odessa areas, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening.
Another pulse of African dust is expected to arrive in South and Southeast Texas before pushing inland into parts of Central Texas, with at least light amounts lingering in patches across the remainder of the state. Overall, the daily PM2.5 AQI is forecast to reach the middle to upper end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Austin, Brownsville-McAllen, Corpus Christi, Houston, Laredo, San Antonio, and Victoria areas; the lower to middle end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Dallas-Fort Worth, Tyler-Longview, and Waco-Killeen areas; and the upper end of the "Good" range in parts of the Amarillo, Big Bend, El Paso, Lubbock, and Midland-Odessa areas. The daily PM10 AQI associated with the dust could also reach the "Moderate" range in parts of the Austin, Brownsville-McAllen, Corpus Christi, Houston, Laredo, San Antonio, and Victoria areas as well.
Sunday 07/22/2018 Outlook
Winds may be light enough and/or incoming background levels high enough for ozone to reach "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" in parts of the Houston area; "Moderate" or possibly higher in parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth and El Paso areas; and "Moderate" in parts of the Amarillo and Midland-Odessa areas, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening.
African dust is expected to persist in South, Southeast, and Central Texas and build further inland into parts of Northeast Texas, with at least light amounts lingering in patches across the remainder of the state with the exception of the northern Panhandle. Overall, the daily PM2.5 AQI is forecast to reach "Moderate" or possibly higher in parts of the Beaumont-Port Arthur and Brownsville-McAllen areas; the middle to upper end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Austin, Corpus Christi, Houston, Laredo, San Antonio, Tyler-Longview, Victoria, and Waco-Killeen areas; the lower to middle end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth and Lubbock areas; and the upper end of the "Good" range in parts of the Big Bend, El Paso, and Midland-Odessa areas. The daily PM10 AQI associated with the dust could also reach the "Moderate" range in parts of the Austin, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Brownsville-McAllen, Corpus Christi, Houston, Laredo, San Antonio, Tyler-Longview, Victoria, and Waco-Killeen areas as well.
This forecast was last updated at 2:00 PM on Thursday, July 19th, 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.