FORECAST SUMMARY: friday, January 19, 2024, through monday, January 22, 2024
PM-2.5: 24-hour average Fine Particulate concentrations are expected to be Good to Low Moderate.
FORECAST DISCUSSION:
Cold weather continues across the region, but relief is in sight for next week. Currently, a light snow is falling Friday morning, thanks to an upper atmosphere short wave of pressure. Lake effect snow will continue along the western lakeshore counties.
In terms of Air Quality, it has been mostly Good thoughout the week and should continue through the weekend.
I expect the current snow showers and colder temperatures to continue through Saturday. By Sunday, we may actually see some sun and slightly warmer temperatures. We could come close to the freezing mark by Monday, which carries the risk of some freezing rain. We finally go north of the freezing mark on Tuesday with temperatures reaching the upper 30’s.
With the warm-up over a good snowpack, we may see fine particulates creep into the Low Moderates, next week, but I will leave that for the Monday forecast.
EXTENDED FORECAST:
Air Quality should be generally Good to Low Moderate beginning the next work week.
Next Forecast Update: Monday, January 22, 2024