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Saturday

Dust Gauge is set to green, indicating a Low dust warning.
Stagnation: Morning stagnation

Wind: Westerly winds of 5-15 mph initially in the afternoon; strong storm outflow winds possible later in the afternoon and evening

Sunday

Dust Gauge is set to green, indicating a Low dust warning.
Stagnation: Morning stagnation

Wind: Westerly winds of 5-15 mph during the day, increasing out of the southwest in the evening/night

Monday

Dust Gauge is set to green, indicating a Low dust warning.
Stagnation: Morning stagnation

Wind: Westerly winds of 10-15 mph; storm outflow winds possible in the afternoon or evening

Tuesday

Dust Gauge is set to green, indicating a Low dust warning.
Stagnation: Morning stagnation

Wind: Westerly winds of 5-15 mph; storm outflow winds possible in the afternoon or evening

Wednesday

Dust Gauge is set to green, indicating a Low dust warning.
Stagnation: Morning stagnation

Wind: Westerly winds of 5-15 mph; storm outflow winds possible in the afternoon or evening

Discussion

Today, we'll be stuck with humid, hot air and not much to show for it (i.e. no thunderstorms). Instead, light winds are expected and PM10 (dust) should also remain locally driven.

Tomorrow (Saturday), however, will see signs of the monsoon starting to rev up again. In the afternoon, clouds and strong, gusty winds from thunderstorms to the east are looking more and more likely. Blowing dust could become an issue again, with high PM10 levels possible, particularly for dust-prone areas. The dust risk (risk of exceeding the standard) is still Low, however, because of recent rain.

Then by Sunday and early next week, uncertainty grows a bit more, typical of active monsoon periods. Afternoon breezes will help to reduce any dust from morning local activities. But, we can't rule out gusty winds from distant thunderstorms on any given evening. Of course, any additional rain would help to reduce dust.

The dust risk is Low each day for now.

Check back on Monday morning for the next dust risk outlook.

- M. Graves
ADEQ Meteorologist