Texas air quality

Jasper County, Texas Air Quality

Jasper County30.744, -94.025

The nearest reporting area, Lake Charles, measured an index of 55 this hour, which is Moderate. Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality forecasts Good for Lake Charles today and Good tomorrow.

Measured now
55 · Moderate
Today
44 · Good
Tomorrow
44 · Good
Pollutant
PM2.5

Fine particles on the map

Forecast fine particulate matter from NOAA’s National Air Quality Forecast Capability over Jasper County, Texas. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.

Forecast fine particulate matter from NOAA’s National Air Quality Forecast Capability over Jasper County, Texas Open the live map with the particulate forecast

Map layer from NOAA National Air Quality Forecast Capability. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.

Alerts in force2

An Air Quality Alert is issued by the National Weather Service on behalf of a state or local agency when pollution is expected to reach a level that harms health. An Air Stagnation Advisory means the air will not move enough to clear what is already in it.

  • Air Quality Alert Air Quality Alert issued September 21 at 3:02PM CDT by NWS Fort Worth TXWise; Denton; Collin; Hunt; Parker; Tarrant; Dallas; Rockwall; Kaufman; Hood; Johnson; Ellis; Henderson
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    AQAFWD The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Tuesday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work, avoiding drive-through lanes, conserving energy, and keeping your vehicle properly tuned. For more information on ozone: Ozone: The Facts (www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/ozonefacts) Air North Texas: (www.airnorthtexas.org) EPA Air Now (www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action.local_state&STATEID=45&TAB=0) Take care of Texas (www.takecareoftexas.org) North Central Texas Council of Governments Air Quality (www.nctcog.org/trans/air/index.asp)

  • Air Quality Alert Air Quality Alert issued September 21 at 2:57PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TXInland Harris; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Coastal Harris; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula
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    AQAHGX The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an Ozone Action Day for the Houston, Galveston, and Brazoria area for Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone pollution in the Houston, Galveston, and surrounding areas on Tuesday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work, avoiding drive through lanes, conserving energy and keeping your vehicle properly tuned. For more information on ozone: Ozone: The Facts www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/monops/ozonefacts.html EPA AirNow: www.airnow.gov/?city=Houston&state=TX&country=USA Take Care of Texas: www.takecareoftexas.org/conservation-tips/keep-our-air-clean

All Texas warnings

Now

Moderate

Reporting area
Lake Charles, LA, 44 miles away
Reported by
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Area index
55 · Moderate

Measured, not modeled. AirNow observations are preliminary until the operating agency certifies them, which happens months later.

Today and tomorrow

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality's own forecast for Lake Charles, written by a forecaster rather than read off a model.

DayCategoryIndexPollutant
TodayGood44Ozone
TomorrowGood44PM2.5

The forecaster’s discussion

Written by Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for Lake Charles and filed with AirNow.

Monday, light and variable winds will limit dispersion of pollutants and regional thin smoke. In addition, partly sunny and warm conditions will support ozone formation. Therefore, despite afternoon scattered thunderstorms aiding mixing, AQI levels will be low- to mid-Moderate in most locations. Tuesday, afternoon scattered thunderstorms will aid atmospheric mixing. However, periods of sunshine and warm temperatures will continue to promote ozone formation. Additionally, light easterly to northeasterly winds will allow thin smoke to linger over the region. These conditions will yield high-Good to low-Moderate AQI levels in most cities. Wednesday, as a weak front departs to the south, northeasterly winds will transport regional smoke into the state. Furthermore, increasing sunshine and temperatures in the low- to mid-90s will be conducive for ozone development. Thus, AQI levels will be low- to mid-Moderate in most cities.

Hour by hour

NOAA’s National Air Quality Forecast Capability, bias-corrected against monitors, for this town’s own coordinate. The worst hour ahead is an index of 55, Moderate, around Tue, 3:00 AM CDT, from the run issued Tue, 1:00 AM CDT. This is a model, not a measurement.

HourIndexCategoryPM2.5Ozone
Tue, 3:00 AM CDT55Moderate11
Tue, 4:00 AM CDT55Moderate10.7
Tue, 5:00 AM CDT54Moderate10.1
Tue, 6:00 AM CDT53Moderate9
Tue, 7:00 AM CDT53Moderate9.6
Tue, 8:00 AM CDT50Good7.6
Tue, 9:00 AM CDT44Good6.919.7
Tue, 10:00 AM CDT48Good9.421.4
Tue, 11:00 AM CDT44Good7.324.1
Tue, 12:00 PM CDT39Good6.127.1
Tue, 1:00 PM CDT37Good6.230.5
Tue, 2:00 PM CDT34Good5.734
Tue, 3:00 PM CDT36Good6.737.3
Tue, 4:00 PM CDT37Good7.140.4
Tue, 5:00 PM CDT39Good642.8
Tue, 6:00 PM CDT40Good5.844
Tue, 7:00 PM CDT40Good6.543.8
Tue, 8:00 PM CDT40Good743.1
Tue, 9:00 PM CDT38Good5.141.5
Tue, 10:00 PM CDT36Good5.839.4
Tue, 11:00 PM CDT33Good5.537
Wed, 12:00 AM CDT32Good5.834.5
Wed, 1:00 AM CDT33Good6.432.1
Wed, 2:00 AM CDT38Good8.229.6
Wed, 3:00 AM CDT40Good827.4
Wed, 4:00 AM CDT46Good9.425.5
Wed, 5:00 AM CDT48Good924
Wed, 6:00 AM CDT47Good8.522.4
Wed, 7:00 AM CDT50Good9.621.2
Wed, 8:00 AM CDT48Good8.220
Wed, 9:00 AM CDT47Good8.519.7
Wed, 10:00 AM CDT50Good9.720.8
Wed, 11:00 AM CDT48Good8.223
Wed, 12:00 PM CDT46Good7.825.7
Wed, 1:00 PM CDT45Good7.229.2
Wed, 2:00 PM CDT42Good6.633.1
Wed, 3:00 PM CDT41Good7.137
Wed, 4:00 PM CDT41Good7.341
Wed, 5:00 PM CDT41Good6.644.1
Wed, 6:00 PM CDT42Good6.445.7
Wed, 7:00 PM CDT43Good746.1
Wed, 8:00 PM CDT42Good8.245.4
Wed, 9:00 PM CDT40Good6.144
Wed, 10:00 PM CDT39Good7.442.4
Wed, 11:00 PM CDT39Good7.440.9
Thu, 12:00 AM CDT40Good7.739.5
Thu, 1:00 AM CDT42Good8.138.2
Thu, 2:00 AM CDT46Good9.336.8
Thu, 3:00 AM CDT47Good935.4
Thu, 4:00 AM CDT48Good9.134.3
Thu, 5:00 AM CDT48Good8.933.2
Thu, 6:00 AM CDT48Good8.732.1
Thu, 7:00 AM CDT49Good930.9
Thu, 8:00 AM CDT47Good8.129.6
Thu, 9:00 AM CDT48Good928.5
Thu, 10:00 AM CDT51Moderate10.828.6
Thu, 11:00 AM CDT52Moderate10.129.6
Thu, 12:00 PM CDT52Moderate9.731.3
Thu, 1:00 PM CDT52Moderate9.333.7
Thu, 2:00 PM CDT51Moderate936.4
Thu, 3:00 PM CDT52Moderate9.639.1
Thu, 4:00 PM CDT51Moderate9.141.9
Thu, 5:00 PM CDT47Good744.4
Thu, 6:00 PM CDT44Good746
Thu, 7:00 PM CDT44Good7.946.6
Thu, 8:00 PM CDT47Good9.446.5
Thu, 9:00 PM CDT47Good8.545.5
Thu, 10:00 PM CDT48Good9.144.1
Thu, 11:00 PM CDT49Good9.642.6
Fri, 12:00 AM CDT51Moderate9.941.2
Fri, 1:00 AM CDT51Moderate9.139.8

Fine particles in micrograms per cubic meter, ozone in parts per billion as an 8-hour average. The index for each hour is EPA’s: the ozone figure is already the 8-hour average the ozone index is defined on, and the particle figure is run through EPA’s NowCast, which is how an hourly PM2.5 concentration becomes an index.

Smoke

NOAA’s analysts have not drawn smoke over Jasper County in satellite imagery today.

NOAA’s model forecasts near-surface smoke peaking at 1.9 µg/m³ around Wed, 9:00 AM CDT.

Smoke on the radar over Jasper County

What this means

Moderate

Air quality is acceptable. There may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.

Who is affected
People who are unusually sensitive to ozone or fine particles.
What to do
If you are unusually sensitive, consider making long or intense outdoor activity shorter or easier.
Index range
51 to 100

Category descriptions are the Environmental Protection Agency’s own.

What these numbers are. An index beside a monitor’s name is a measurement, published hourly by AirNow and preliminary until the operating agency certifies it. A category for today or tomorrow is a state or local agency forecaster’s own forecast for a reporting area. An hourly index is NOAA’s air quality model on a five-kilometer grid, not a reading from any instrument. Where a town has no monitor within reach, only the model figures appear, and the page says so.

Nearby

The nearest towns with a page of their own, closest first.

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Sources

Observations and daily forecasts from AirNow, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s program with NOAA, the National Park Service, NASA, tribal, state and local agencies. Hourly forecasts from NOAA’s National Air Quality Forecast Capability. Smoke analysis from NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System. Alerts from the National Weather Service. Index categories and breakpoints are EPA’s, as revised in 2024.