WEATHER UPDATE: Air Quality Remains Poor

The National Weather Service Tuesday issued another Air Quality Alert for elevated levels of the pollutant ozone in Westchester County, the fourth straight day such a warning has been released.

• Air Quality Alert

“Air quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to be greater than an Air Quality Index value of 100 for the pollutant of ground level ozone and fine particles,” writes the NWS. The alert is in effect from 11 a.m. today until 11 p.m.

As such, the state Department of Health recommends that “individuals consider limiting strenuous outdoor physical activity to reduce the risk of adverse health effects.”

Tuesday’s high temperatures are expected to be in the mid-80s throughout most of the region, which is a little lower than Monday’s high. There is a 20 percent chance of isolated showers or thunderstorms between noon and 3 p.m., according to the NWS.

Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather says that the high temperature Tuesday could again break 90 degrees, and that Poughkeepsie’s high of 95 set a new record on Monday.

“The humidity will be up a bit higher on Tuesday, and a south wind will help provide a little bit extra instability to the atmosphere,” Potter writes, adding that the unsettled period could set the stage for the afternoon shower or thunderstorm.

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