Current Air Quality & Forecast
Air Quality Forecast
April 9 – April 13: Two low-pressure systems are currently poised to bring unsettled weather to the Central Coast. The first should make landfall early Friday morning and bring about 1” of rain to higher elevations. Immediately behind this first low is a secondary low-pressure system that will absorb the first and be more impactful to the region. The Central Coast should begin to feel its effects on Saturday as chances of rain, hail, thunderstorms and gusty conditions increase. As the weekend closes, expect upwards of 2” of precipitation cumulatively in the Santa Cruz Mountains and other high elevation locations in the district. Temperatures will range from the mid-50s to the low-60s at the coast and low-50s to high-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