Trabuco Canyon Air Quality; Weather Warm Up Coming

TRABUCO CANYON, 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 Trabuco Canyon

Today, partly cloudy starting tonight, continuing until tomorrow morning.

Wednesday November 7

Partly cloudy in the morning. High 73, low 52.
Chance of precipitation: 9%. Wind 2 mph from the WSW

Thursday November 8

Partly cloudy in the morning and breezy overnight. High 78, low 52.
Chance of precipitation: 3%. Wind 8 mph from the NNE

Friday November 9

Breezy in the morning. High 79, low 54.
Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 13 mph from the NE

Saturday November 10

Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High 76, low 49.
Chance of precipitation: 0%. Wind 2 mph from the NNE
Data provided by darksky.net.

Photo, courtesy Waheeda Kurji