FORECAST SUMMARY:
FORECAST SUMMARY: Monday, January 3rd, 2022, through Monday, January 10th, 2022
PM-2.5: 24-hour average Fine Particulate levels will range between Good to low Moderate early in the week with mostly Good concentrations the rest of the forecast period.
FORECAST DISCUSSION:
Weather conditions will be relatively quiet Monday into Tuesday; however, expect a change as a mid-week storm system passes through. Precipitation will track northwest to southeast beginning Tuesday night into Wednesday with snow accumulations likely. After the low and associated cold front pass the region, cold air filters in kicking in lake effect snows. Weak ridging late in the week ends precipitation, but another system looks to bring snow back to the forecast late Saturday into Sunday.
As for air quality, weaker winds Monday pick up from the south Tuesday bringing in slightly warmer temperatures. Fine particulate Monday and Tuesday will be a mix of middle Good to low Moderate. Stronger winds past mid-week, along with cooler air, will keep fine particulate generally Good Wednesday through Friday.
EXTENDED FORECAST:
Extended forecast models show another storm system late in the weekend. While the strength and exact track are not certain this far out, significant increases in fine particulate are not anticipated. Regardless on how the weather conditions pan out, fine particulate late in the forecast period should not reach higher than low/middle Moderate..
Forecast updated by Stephanie Hengesbach on Monday, January 3, 2022