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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

Sunday

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

Wind: Southwesterly winds of 5-15 mph

Monday

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

Wind: Southerly winds of 5-10 mph

Tuesday

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

Wind: Southeasterly winds of 5-15 mph in the morning and afternoon, weakening by evening

Wednesday

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

Wind: Light southeasterly winds

Discussion

For this forecast period, PM10 (dust) will depend on local activity and the potential for gusts from nearby or distant thunderstorms.

If/when conditions are mostly calm in the mornings or evenings, PM10 will likely be elevated from local activity, particularly on weekdays.

Moreover, given the moisture around southeastern Arizona, along with a low-grade monsoon pattern in place, storm chances will be in the forecast for western Pinal County today and this weekend. Therefore, we can't rule out the possibility of brief blowing dust the next few evenings. But as always, any rain would help to drop dust levels.

Overall, at least for now, the dust risk is Low each day.

Check back on Monday morning for the latest.

- M. Graves
ADEQ Meteorologist