Current Conditions: **A Tornado Watch is in effect for the area until 7 p.m. this evening**. Strong thunderstorms are moving across the area this Friday afternoon. With increased relative humidity, PM2.5 has moved into the moderate range, but cloud cover has limited ozone to the upper good range. *** Saturday’s forecast: An Air Quality Action Day is in effect for the day Saturday! With mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the lower and middle 90s, ozone formation will be rapid, with peak concentrations occurring during the afternoon reaching the code ORANGE range. PM2.5 will average in the moderate range. *** Sunday’s forecast: Lower ozone values are expected for Sunday as showers and thunderstorms will develop during the late afternoon and evening as a cold front approaches. |