FORECAST SUMMARY:
Monday, August 5th, 2019 through Monday, August 12th, 2019
Ozone: 8-Hour average Ozone concentrations will be a mostly Good and Low Moderate for the first half of the week then mostly Good through the weekend.
PM-2.5: 24-hour average Fine Particulate concentrations will be mostly Good.
FORECAST DISCUSSION
The first half of the forecast period will feature some active weather patterns followed by cooler, clear weather for the weekend.
As high pressure over the region moves eastward during Monday, it is making way for a trough of low pressure to advance from the west. There is a chance of a few isolated pop-up storms Monday afternoon ahead of a cold front. But the better chance of storms will occur Monday night and Tuesday morning as the cold front punches through. Air Quality should range from Good to Low Moderate on Monday. Air Quality should be Good on Tuesday.
Another cold front is expected to pass Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Wednesday’s Air Quality should range between Good and Low Moderate in advance of this frontal passage and Good once it passes/.
The air mass following this front will be cool and dry with sunny daytime high temperatures around 80 and clear nighttime lows around 60. This should persist through the weekend with Good Air Quality.
EXTENDED FORECAST:
Air Quality should be mostly Good going into the next work week.