Today's Texas Air Quality Forecast

Light winds, warm temperatures, sufficient afternoon sunshine, and/or slightly elevated incoming background levels could be enough for ozone to reach the lower end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Amarillo, Big Bend, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, Laredo, Lubbock, Midland-Odessa, and San Antonio areas and the upper end of the "Good" range in parts of the Austin area.

Light morning winds and elevated relative humidity levels over the eastern two-thirds of the state are elevating fine particulate matter, especially over the more populated areas as a dryline persists over the Permian Basin and a cold front is forecast to move over the Texas Panhandle and along the Oklahoma/Texas border. Burning, gas flaring, and industrial activities across portions of southern and central Mexico as well as the Bay of Campeche are producing light density residual smoke that is lingering and filtering over deep South Texas, the Coastal Plains, the lower Rio Grande Valley, and Southeast as well as South Central Texas. Additionally, small, scattered burning activities across parts of East, Southeast, and North Central Texas may continue producing very light density residual smoke, however the density and coverage of these aerosols are not expected to contribute much towards raising fine particulate matter over these regions. The overall daily PM2.5 AQI may reach the lower end of 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 and the upper end of the "Good" range in parts of the Bryan-College Station and Tyler-Longview areas.

Slightly elevated urban fine particulate levels associated with light morning winds, limited morning vertical mixing, and possibly light lingering suspended dust from the previous day could be enough to raise the daily PM2.5 and PM10 AQIs to the lower end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the El Paso area.

Light winds, warm temperatures, sufficient afternoon sunshine, and/or slightly elevated incoming background levels could be enough for ozone to reach the lower end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Amarillo, Austin, Laredo, Midland-Odessa, San Antonio, and Waco-Killeen areas and the upper end of the "Good" range in parts of the Big Bend, Brownsville-McAllen, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, Houston, and Lubbock areas.

Light morning winds and elevated relative humidity levels over the eastern two-thirds of the state are expected to continue to elevate fine particulate matter, especially over the more populated areas as the aforementioned dryline slightly shifts eastward over Texas. The burning, gas flaring, and industrial activities across portions of southern and central Mexico as well as the Bay of Campeche will continue to produce light density residual smoke that will persist over deep South Texas, the Coastal Plains, the lower Rio Grande Valley, and Southeast as well as South Central Texas. Additionally, small, scattered burning activities across parts of East, Southeast, and North Central Texas may continue producing very light density residual smoke and the density and coverage of these aerosols may slightly contribute towards raising fine particulate matter over these regions. Overall, the daily PM2.5 AQI could reach the lower end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Austin, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Brownsville-McAllen, Bryan-College Station, Corpus Christi, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Laredo, San Antonio, Tyler-Longview, Victoria, and Waco-Killeen areas.

Slightly gusty afternoon and evening winds across portions of far West Texas could generate and transport light density patchy blowing dust into and through parts of the region. The intensity and duration of the possible blowing dust may be enough to raise the daily PM2.5/PM10 AQIs to the middle of the "Moderate" range in parts of the region, which include the El Paso area.

Light winds, warm temperatures, sufficient afternoon sunshine, and/or slightly elevated incoming background levels could be enough for ozone to reach the lower end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Laredo area and the upper end of the "Good" range in parts of the Austin, Big Bend, Brownsville-McAllen, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Midland-Odessa, San Antonio, and Waco-Killeen areas.

Light morning winds and elevated relative humidity levels over the eastern two-thirds of the state are expected to continue to elevate fine particulate matter, especially over the more populated areas. Depending on the amount of burning, gas flaring, and industrial activities across portions of southern and central Mexico as well as the Bay of Campeche continue, light density residual smoke may linger over deep South Texas, the Coastal Plains, the lower Rio Grande Valley, and Southeast as well as South Central Texas. Additionally, small, scattered burning activities across parts of East, Southeast, and North Central Texas may continue producing very light density residual smoke over these regions as well. The overall daily PM2.5 AQI could reach the lower end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Austin, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Brownsville-McAllen, Bryan-College Station, Corpus Christi, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Laredo, San Antonio, Tyler-Longview, Victoria, and Waco-Killeen areas. The daily PM10 AQI could reach the upper end of the "Good" range (perhaps with an isolated low "Moderate") in parts of the Brownsville-McAllen and Houston areas as well.

Strong daytime winds across far West Texas, the Texas Panhandle, South Plains, the Big Bend region, the Permian Basin, as we as the northern Mexico state of Chihuahua and eastern New Mexico are expected to generate and transport blowing dust into and through portions of these regions. While PM2.5/PM10 levels may spike at times to "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" range or higher across parts of far West Texas and the Permian Basin and to the upper end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Texas Panhandle, Big Bend region, and South Plains, the density and duration of the suspended dust could be enough to raise the overall daily PM10 AQI to the lower end of the "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" range in parts of the El Paso area and to the upper end of the "Good" range in parts of the Amarillo area. The daily PM2.5 AQI may reach the upper end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the El Paso area; the middle of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Midland-Odessa area; the lower end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Lubbock area; and the upper end of the "Good" range in parts of the Amarillo and Big Bend areas.

Light winds, warm temperatures, sufficient afternoon sunshine, and/or slightly elevated incoming background levels could be enough for ozone to reach the lower end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Amarillo, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, Laredo, and San Antonio areas and the upper end of the "Good" range in parts of the Big Bend, Brownsville-McAllen, Bryan-College Station, Houston, Lubbock, Midland-Odessa, and Waco-Killeen areas.

Light morning winds and elevated relative humidity levels over the eastern two-thirds of the state are forecast to continue to elevate fine particulate matter, especially over the more populated areas. Depending on the amount of burning, gas flaring, and industrial activities across portions of southern and central Mexico as well as the Bay of Campeche continue, light density residual smoke is forecast to linger over deep South Texas, the Coastal Plains, the lower Rio Grande Valley, and Southeast as well as South Central Texas. Additionally, small, scattered burning activities across parts of East, Southeast, and North Central Texas may continue producing very light density residual smoke over these regions as well. The overall daily PM2.5 AQI could remain in the lower end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Austin, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Brownsville-McAllen, Bryan-College Station, Corpus Christi, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Laredo, San Antonio, Tyler-Longview, Victoria, and Waco-Killeen areas. The daily PM10 AQI could reach the upper end of the "Good" range (perhaps with an isolated low "Moderate") in parts of the Brownsville-McAllen and Houston areas as well.

Light amounts of lingering suspended dust generated on Sunday along with gusty afternoon and evening winds across far West Texas may be conducive for elevated fine particulate matter and PM2.5/PM10 spikes into the upper end of the "Moderate" range at times; however, the intensity and duration of the possible suspended dust are expected to only raise the overall daily PM2.5/PM10 AQIs to the lower to middle of the "Moderate" range in parts of the region, which includes the El Paso area.

Warm temperatures, sufficient afternoon sunshine, and/or slightly elevated incoming background levels could be enough for ozone to reach the lower end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Amarillo area and the upper end of the "Good" range in parts of the Austin, Big Bend, Brownsville-McAllen, Bryan-College Station, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, Houston, Laredo, Lubbock, Midland-Odessa, San Antonio, and Waco-Killeen areas.

Light morning winds and elevated relative humidity levels over the eastern two-thirds of the state are forecast to continue to elevate fine particulate matter, especially over the more populated areas. A combination of light density residual smoke attributed to burning, gas flaring, and industrial activities across portions of southern and central Mexico as well as the Bay of Campeche and small, scattered burning activities across parts of East, Southeast, and North Central Texas may continue to linger over the eastern two-thirds of the state. The overall daily PM2.5 AQI may remain in the lower end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the Austin, Beaumont-Port Arthur, Brownsville-McAllen, Bryan-College Station, Corpus Christi, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Laredo, San Antonio, Tyler-Longview, Victoria, and Waco-Killeen areas. The daily PM10 AQI could reach the upper end of the "Good" range (perhaps with an isolated low "Moderate") in parts of the Brownsville-McAllen and Houston areas as well.

Slightly elevated urban fine particulate levels associated with light morning winds and limited morning vertical mixing across far West Texas could be enough to raise the daily PM2.5 and PM10 AQIs to the lower end of the "Moderate" range in parts of the region, which includes the El Paso area.