Air Quality Forecast

April 14 – April 18: Monday morning begins with a Dense Fog Advisory for the Monterey Bay coast, clearing into a warm dry day with minor HeatRisk predicting temperatures 5 to 15 degrees above seasonal averages. Monday’s high-pressure regime will give way on Tuesday to a low-pressure system dropping temperatures to seasonal. Expect coastal temperatures ranging from the low 50’s to low 60’s and high 40’s to high 70’s inland. There may be precipitation on Wednesday. The weekend will likely be warmer and dry.  Mostly seasonal temperatures this week indicate ozone levels will remain below State standards, therefore ozone AQIs will remain GOOD. The AQI for PM2.5 (smoke) will vary between GOOD and MODERATE. Light breezes will keep AQI for PM10 (dust) GOOD.

Particulate Matter Sensor Network

Regulatory Air Monitoring Stations