Yuma Forecast

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Air Quality Hourly Forecast | Yuma

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Tuesday Forecast:


Ozone

51 AQI
Max 8-hr Avg: 55 ppb

PM10

21 AQI
24-hr Avg: 23 µg/m3

PM2.5

13 AQI
24-hr Avg: 3.2 µg/m3

Wednesday Forecast:

Notice: Blowing dust possible

Ozone

47 AQI
Max 8-hr Avg: 51 ppb

PM10

54 AQI
24-hr Avg: 61 µg/m3

PM2.5

33 AQI
24-hr Avg: 8.0 µg/m3

Thursday Forecast:


Ozone

48 AQI
Max 8-hr Avg: 52 ppb

PM10

38 AQI
24-hr Avg: 41 µg/m3

PM2.5

19 AQI
24-hr Avg: 4.5 µg/m3

Friday Forecast:


Ozone

51 AQI
Max 8-hr Avg: 55 ppb

PM10

24 AQI
24-hr Avg: 26 µg/m3

PM2.5

20 AQI
24-hr Avg: 4.7 µg/m3

Saturday Forecast:


Ozone

51 AQI
Max 8-hr Avg: 55 ppb

PM10

23 AQI
24-hr Avg: 25 µg/m3

PM2.5

21 AQI
24-hr Avg: 5.0 µg/m3

Air Quality By Pollutant:

Pollutant
Tuesday
3/28/2023
Wednesday
3/29/2023
Thursday
3/30/2023
Friday
3/31/2023
Saturday
4/1/2023
O3
51
47
48
51
51
PM10
21
54
38
24
23
PM2.5
13
33
19
20
21
Pollutant
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
O3
51
47
48
51
51
PM10
21
54
38
24
23
PM2.5
13
33
19
20
21
O3 = Ozone, PM10 = Particles ≤ 10 microns, PM2.5 = Particles ≤ 2.5 microns

Forecast Discussion:

Air quality in Yuma yesterday remained within the Good AQI across the board. The morning northerly winds seen in the area tapered off quickly after writing yesterday's discussion, bringing PM10 (dust) down with it.

Today's winds will be calm, and PM10 is not expected to be an area of concern, not for today at least. With lighter winds and clearer skies today, ozone is expected to jump up to the Moderate AQI, but only low Moderates are expected.

Going forward, the potential blowing dust event as discussed yesterday is still a possible concern for tomorrow, with a new frontal system sweeping across the desert southwest. Westerly winds in excess of 25 mph in the afternoon hours may pick up some PM10 off the looser soils to the west of Yuma, and blow these airborne particulates into town. As illustrated in our forecast graphs above for tomorrow, blowing dust will be possible in Yuma around 3:00pm-5:00pm.

Once the system moves through completely by Thursday, ozone will rebound due to ample sunlight and stagnation at the surface by the end of the week, possibly back into the Moderate AQI.

- B. Droppleman
ADEQ Meteorologist


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