Forecast Summary:
Monday April 11th, 2022, through Monday April 18th, 2022
OZONE: 8-hour average Ozone looks to remain Good throughout the forecast period.
PM-2.5: 24-hour PM-2.5 concentrations are expected to range from Good to Moderate throughout the forecast period.
FORECAST DISCUSSION:
An active weather pattern looks to set up midweek Wednesday with possible thunderstorms in southern-mid Michigan. However, the beginning of the week starts out how the previous weekend ended—sunny and pleasant. For some areas late-Monday, though, light rain showers can be expected, but they will be short-lived. Tuesday looks to be one of the nicer days Michigan has had so far in 2022, but that is short-lived as well, as the aforementioned thunderstorms expected approach Wednesday afternoon. Accompanied with the possible storms is a cold front that will impact Michigan Thursday into Friday, dropping temperatures back to the 30s and 40s along with increasing winds throughout the region. Temperatures stick around the 40s for the weekend, but winds appear to decrease.
In terms of air quality, with the warmer temperatures early in the week and ample sunlight, ozone looks to increase in concentration. Those concentrations are not expected to cross the Moderate threshold, however. 24-hour average PM-2.5 concentrations look to be Good for the forecast period with some hourly Moderate concentrations mixed throughout the week. With the increase in winds later in the week, however, any buildup that occurs will likely be pushed out of the area, thus presenting Good concentrations for the weekend.
EXTENDED FORECAST:
Temperatures remain in the 40s to start next week as another cold front impacts Michigan Sunday into Monday. Overall air quality looks to remain Good.
Next forecast update: Monday April 18th, 2022