| Under mostly sunny skies today, moderate
ozone will develop across a wide areas with highest concentrations near and
north of Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Dallas.
Numerous fires, especially in Osage county, will produce locally
unhealthy smoke. The southerly winds
will bring an increase in moisture, which will lead to scattered
thunderstorms through the weekend. The
precipitation washes pollution from the atmosphere and ultimately will
restore good air quality. Stiff
breezes will develop on Saturday and Sunday as a strong low-pressure center
crosses the northern Great Plains. The
warm southerly winds will sustain scattered thunderstorms on a diurnal cycle
through next week. |