Your 7 Day Hill Country Weather Forecast | Thursday, October 24

THURSDAY 10/24/2019
Lingering light residual smoke associated with seasonal fires across the Southeast U.S. may persist over portions of North Central, Northeast, and East Texas, though the coverage and intensity of the patchy smoke is not expected to be enough to raise the daily PM2.5 AQI beyond the upper end of the “Good” range throughout most of the affected region, which includes parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Tyler-Longview areas.

Light amounts of blowing dust may be transported along and just behind the leading edge of an advancing strong cold front, particularly across portions of West Texas and the Big Bend region, though the intensity and duration of the dust is not expected to be enough to raise the daily PM10 AQI beyond the “Good” range in most spots.

Otherwise, moderate to strong winds, cold temperatures, increased cloud cover with precipitation, and/or low incoming background levels associated with the cold front should help keep air quality in the “Good” range in most spots statewide.

FRIDAY 10/25/2019
Outlook Lingering light residual smoke associated with seasonal fires across the Southeast U.S. may persist over portions of North Central, Northeast, and Southeast Texas, possibly raising the daily PM2.5 AQI to the lower end of the “Moderate” range in parts of the Tyler-Longview area and the upper end of the “Good” range (perhaps with an isolated low “Moderate” or two) in parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Waco-Killeen areas.

Otherwise and elsewhere in the state, moderate to strong winds, cold temperatures, lingering cloud cover with precipitation, and/or lower incoming background levels associated with a departing cold front should help keep air quality in the “Good” range in most spots.

SATURDAY 10/26/2019
Outlook Light to moderate winds, warming temperatures, abundant afternoon sunshine, and increasing incoming background levels could be enough for ozone to reach the lower to middle end of the “Moderate” range in parts of the Laredo and Midland-Odessa areas and the upper end of the “Good” range (perhaps with an isolated low “Moderate” or two) in parts of the El Paso area, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening.

Light winds and limited vertical mixing could allow urban particulate matter to build up over portions of far West Texas, possibly raising the daily PM2.5 AQI to the lower to middle end of the “Moderate” range and the daily PM10 AQI to the lower end of the “Moderate” range in parts of the El Paso area, with highest concentrations in the morning and evening.

Lingering light residual smoke associated with seasonal fires across the Southeast U.S. may persist over portions of East and Southeast Texas, though the coverage and intensity of the patchy smoke is not expected to be enough to raise the daily PM2.5 AQI beyond the upper end of the “Good” range throughout most of the affected region, which includes parts of the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Houston, and Tyler-Longview areas. Otherwise and elsewhere in the state, moderate winds, mild temperatures, and/or lower incoming background levels should help keep air quality in the “Good” range in most spots.

*Air Quality Index courtesy of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.