Your 7 Day Hill Country Weather Forecast | Tuesday, October 8

TUESDAY 10/8/2019
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 Austin and San Antonio areas and possibly the lower end of the “Moderate” range in parts of the Corpus Christi area, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening.

Should the seasonal burning activity continue across the South and Southeast U.S., particularly in East and Southeast Texas, the resulting patchy residual smoke could begin building back across portions of East, Southeast, Central, and South Texas at varying intensities. Overall, depending on the fire activity and intensity/coverage of the resulting smoke, the daily PM2.5 AQI is forecast to reach the lower to middle end of the “Moderate” range in parts of the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Corpus Christi, and Houston areas; possibly the lower end of the “Moderate” range in parts of the Brownsville-McAllen, Tyler-Longview, and Victoria areas; and the upper end of the “Good” range (perhaps with an isolated low “Moderate” or two) in parts of the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Laredo, San Antonio, and Waco-Killeen areas, with concentrations gradually increasing over the course of the day.

Otherwise and elsewhere in the state, moderate to strong winds and/or lower incoming background levels should help keep air quality in the “Good” range in most spots.

WEDNESDAY 10/9/2019
Light to moderate winds, warm temperatures, abundant afternoon sunshine, and elevated incoming background levels could be enough for ozone to reach the lower to middle end of the “Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups” range on the north and northwest side of the Houston area and the lower to middle end of the “Moderate” range in parts of the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Waco-Killeen areas, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening.

Should the seasonal burning activity continue across the South and Southeast U.S., particularly in East and Southeast Texas, the resulting patchy residual smoke could persist across portions of East, Southeast, Central, and North Central Texas at varying intensities. Overall, depending on the fire activity and intensity/coverage of the resulting smoke, the daily PM2.5 AQI is forecast to reach the middle to upper end of the “Moderate” range in parts of the Beaumont-Port Arthur and Houston areas; the lower to middle end of the “Moderate” range in parts of the Austin area; possibly the lower end of the “Moderate” range in parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth, Tyler-Longview, and Waco-Killeen areas; and the upper end of the “Good” range (perhaps with an isolated low “Moderate” or two) in parts of the San Antonio and Victoria areas.

Otherwise and elsewhere in the state, moderate to strong winds and lower incoming background levels should help keep air quality in the “Good” range in most spots.

THURSDAY 10/10/2019
Light to moderate winds, warm temperatures, sufficient afternoon sunshine, and lingering elevated incoming background levels could be enough for ozone to reach the lower to middle end of the “Moderate” range in parts of the Houston area, with highest concentrations in the afternoon and early evening.

Should the seasonal burning activity continue across the South and Southeast U.S., particularly in East and Southeast Texas, the resulting patchy residual smoke could persist ahead of an approaching strong cold front across portions of East and Southeast Texas at varying intensities. Overall, depending on the fire activity and intensity/coverage of the resulting smoke, the daily PM2.5 AQI is forecast to reach the lower to middle end of the “Moderate” range in parts of the Beaumont-Port Arthur and Houston areas and the upper end of the “Good” range (perhaps with an isolated low “Moderate” or two) in parts of the Tyler-Longview area.

Otherwise across Northeast Texas and elsewhere in the state, moderate to strong winds, cold temperatures, increasing cloud cover, and/or low incoming background levels associated with the approaching cold front should help keep air quality in the “Good” range in most spots.

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