Yuma Forecast

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Air Quality Hourly Forecast | Yuma

Updated On: 8/17/2022 - 8:17 AM
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Wednesday Forecast:


Ozone

42 AQI
Max 8-hr Avg: 45 ppb

PM10

38 AQI
24-hr Avg: 41 µg/m3

PM2.5

35 AQI
24-hr Avg: 8.4 µg/m3

Thursday Forecast:


Ozone

41 AQI
Max 8-hr Avg: 44 ppb

PM10

54 AQI
24-hr Avg: 61 µg/m3

PM2.5

45 AQI
24-hr Avg: 10.9 µg/m3

Friday Forecast:


Ozone

43 AQI
Max 8-hr Avg: 46 ppb

PM10

24 AQI
24-hr Avg: 26 µg/m3

PM2.5

26 AQI
24-hr Avg: 6.2 µg/m3

Saturday Forecast:


Ozone

44 AQI
Max 8-hr Avg: 47 ppb

PM10

23 AQI
24-hr Avg: 25 µg/m3

PM2.5

25 AQI
24-hr Avg: 5.9 µg/m3

Sunday Forecast:


Ozone

46 AQI
Max 8-hr Avg: 50 ppb

PM10

22 AQI
24-hr Avg: 24 µg/m3

PM2.5

24 AQI
24-hr Avg: 5.7 µg/m3

Air Quality By Pollutant:

Pollutant
Wednesday
8/17/2022
Thursday
8/18/2022
Friday
8/19/2022
Saturday
8/20/2022
Sunday
8/21/2022
O3
42
41
43
44
46
PM10
38
54
24
23
22
PM2.5
35
45
26
25
24
Pollutant
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
SUN
O3
42
41
43
44
46
PM10
38
54
24
23
22
PM2.5
35
45
26
25
24
O3 = Ozone, PM10 = Particles ≤ 10 microns, PM2.5 = Particles ≤ 2.5 microns

Forecast Discussion:

The forecast remains relatively unchanged from yesterday. High pressure is currently centered over Idaho, a weak disturbance is located off the coast of California, and the disturbance we have been watching all week is now just southeast of Arizona as it slowly moves westward.

The disturbance will continue to slowly move westward and stall out just south of Arizona tomorrow as the high moves eastward in response to the weak disturbance off the coast of California lifting northeast, with the tail end moving through Arizona. With plenty of moisture in place combined with lift from both disturbances, expect storm chances to increase tomorrow into the weekend. As is typically the case for Yuma, not expecting high rain chances, but they will be in the 20-40% range, which is better than nothing! Also, given the high moisture content, any storms that do move into the region will be capable of producing heavy rain.

By Sunday into the first part of next week, high pressure is expected to build eastward into the southwestern United States, which will turn the flow more out of the northeast, limiting storm chances.

As for air quality, ozone is forecast to be in the Good AQI category through the forecast period. PM-10 (dust) is running much lower than forecast yesterday, so we will lower the 24-hour average back into the Good AQI category. With that said, we are expecting another chance of blowing dust late tonight into early tomorrow morning as outflow winds move through the region.

- M. Pace
ADEQ Meteorologist

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