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Saturday

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

Wind: Northeasterly 5-10 mph early in the morning increasing to 10-20 mph by late morning before weakening in the late afternoon.

Sunday

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

Wind: Easterly 5-10 mph early in the morning increasing to 10-20 mph during the late morning and early afternoon then weakening in the late afternoon.

Monday

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

Wind: Easterly 5-10 mph (occasionally 10-20 mph in the late morning and early afternoon).

Tuesday

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

Wind: Easterly 5-10 mph in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon favoring northwesterly.

Wednesday

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

Wind: Light and variable in the morning becoming northwesterly 5-10 mph in the afternoon.

Discussion

Northeasterly and easterly daytime breeziness Saturday through Monday may be sufficient to kick up some pockets of dust. But, widespread blowing dust is not expected. So, while the risk of a dust related exceedance may approach the Moderate threshold on those days, the risk is expected to remain in the Low category. Lighter winds are expected Tuesday and Wednesday and the dust risk is expected to remain Low on those days as well.

- A. Jamison
ADEQ Meteorologist