Issued on: October 22, 2026
Mostly sunny and tranquil weather with warm southerly breezes will continue for the next several days.  Fires throughout the southern states elevated fine particulate matter into the moderate category, and the dry pattern will foster further accumulation.  Ozone too will increase with each day of sunshine to or beyond the top of the moderate category, especially near and north of Dallas, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa.  A mid-level low-pressure system off the coast of California will move slowly eastward.  This pattern will bring widespread rain to the Panhandle on Sunday.  The central and eastern counties will wait until next weekend before the rains return.