Weather Alerts

Issued by the National Weather Service

Heat Advisory  HEAT ADVISORY   Heat Advisory

Areas Affected:
San Bernardino County Mountains
Effective: Fri, 7/31 2:04am Updated: Fri, 7/31 3:41am Urgency: Expected
Expires: Fri, 7/31 3:30pm Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
* WHAT...High temperatures in the 90s to around 100 below 6000 feet
expected.

* WHERE...San Bernardino County Mountains.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.

Information:
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Air Quality Alert  AIR QUALITY ALERT   Air Quality Alert

Areas Affected:
San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire - San Bernardino County Mountains - Coachella Valley - San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning
Effective: Thu, 7/30 4:00pm Updated: Fri, 7/31 3:41am Urgency: Unknown
Expires: Sun, 8/2 8:00pm Severity: Unknown Certainty: Unknown

 
Details:
* WHAT...The South Coast AQMD has issued an air quality alert due to
harmful levels of ozone pollution. Visit
https://www.aqmd.gov/alertinfo to check current and forecasted air
quality levels.

* WHERE...San Bernardino, Redlands, Riverside, Crestline and the
Coachella Valley.. Levels of ozone pollution can vary by time and
location depending on emissions and air pollution transport.

* WHEN...until 8 PM Sunday. The highest ozone levels typically occur
in the afternoon and early-evening hours.

* IMPACTS... Ozone air pollution can cause serious health problems,
including trouble breathing, asthma attacks, and lung damage.
Everyone can be affected, but sensitive groups such as people with
lung disease, older adults, people who are pregnant, children, and
those who spend a lot of time outdoors are at greater risk.

Information:
To protect your health, check air quality levels and act as needed:

* When Air Quality Index (AQI) levels are "Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups" (orange), sensitive groups as specified
above should limit extended or intense outdoor activity.
* When AQI is "Unhealthy" (red), everyone may experience health
impacts. Sensitive groups should avoid extended time outdoors.
* When AQI is "Very Unhealthy" (purple), sensitive groups should
avoid all outdoor physical activity. Everyone else should
avoid extended or intense outdoor activity.
* When AQI is "Hazardous" (maroon), everyone should avoid all
outdoor physical activity.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

To help keep indoor air clean when air quality is poor:

* Keep windows and doors closed
* Run your air conditioner and/or an air purifier
* Do not use whole house fans or swamp coolers that bring in
outside air if you have other methods to stay cool
* Avoid other sources of pollution such as fireplaces, candles,
incense, and grilling

To help minimize outdoor ozone air pollution levels:

* Limit the use of gasoline powered lawn and garden equipment
until evening hours
* Try to delay trips to the gas station and the use of household
chemicals until the evening

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