Los Alamitos Air Quality; Weather Warm Up Coming

LOS ALAMITOS, CA — With air pollution levels expected to remain high, the South Coast Air Quality Management District extended a no-burn alert through Tuesday night.

The order affects everyone living in the South Coast Air Basin, including Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, according to the AQMD.

It does not apply to mountain communities above 3,000 feet, the Coachella Valley or the High Desert or homes and low-income households that rely on wood as a sole source of heat.

People can still use gas and other non-wood burning fireplaces.

The order bans burning wood or manufactured fire logs in fireplaces or any indoor or outdoor wood-burning device.

"No-burn alerts are mandatory in order to protect public health when levels of fine particulate air pollution in the region are forecast to be high," according to the AQMD. "Smoke from wood burning can cause health problems."

SCAQMD’s Check Before You Burn program is in effect from November through the
end of February, when particulate levels are highest. Additional information is available
at www.AirAlerts.org . For 24-hour recorded information, call (866) 966-3293. An
interactive map is available at www.aqmd.gov/CheckBeforeYouBurn.

4-day Forecast for Los Alamitos-Seal Beach

Today, partly cloudy starting tonight.

Wednesday November 7

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High 68, low 58.
Chance of precipitation: 10%. Wind 4 mph from the SW

Thursday November 8

Partly cloudy in the morning. High 76, low 56.
Chance of precipitation: 4%. Wind 6 mph from the NE

Friday November 9

Clear throughout the day. High 78, low 59.
Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 10 mph from the NE

Saturday November 10

Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High 76, low 55.
Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 2 mph from the N
Data provided by darksky.net.

Photo, courtesy Waheeda Kurji