Air Quality Forecast

January 2 – January 5: Friday morning and into the afternoon we should see a brief break from the stormy weather.  The break will be short lived however, as beginning Friday night a series of showers will enter the area lasting through the weekend and into early next week.  Expect precipitation amounts to exceed 3” cumulatively in the coastal ranges with sustained winds of 15-25 mph.  Additionally, expect occasional gusts of 50 mph at the coast and higher elevations. Temperatures will range from the high-40s to the high-50s at the coast and mid-40s to the low-60s inland. Ozone levels should remain below State standards; therefore, ozone AQIs will remain GOOD. Moist conditions will keep PM10 (dust) AQIs in the Salinas Valley at GOOD as well. As low pressure progresses, expect ventilation to remain adequate enough to maintain PM2.5 AQIs (smoke) at GOOD levels.

Particulate Matter Sensor Network

 

Regulatory Air Monitoring Stations