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Honesty note: CAMS separates dust (desert surface class) from smoke/haze aloft (high AOD, low dust) reliably. Which desert or whose fire is seasonal inference only — Saharan-typical May–Sep on the coast; West Texas dust when only Lubbock/Midland/Abilene are dusty; Mexico ag-fire smoke typical Apr–Jun; Canadian wildfire smoke typical Jul–Sep. We never claim more than that.

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Today + 5-day forecast (Weighted ERCOT)
TODAY ·fcst
Hazy
AOD 0.21 · dust 0
int 1/3
09-21 ·fcst
Clear
AOD 0.19 · dust 0
int 0/3
09-22 ·fcst
Hazy
AOD 0.21 · dust 0
int 1/3
09-23 ·fcst
Smoke (Canadian wildfire typical Jul-Sep)
AOD 0.32 · dust 0
int 2/3
09-24 ·fcst
Hazy
AOD 0.27 · dust 0
int 1/3
09-25 ·fcst
Clear
AOD 0.18 · dust 0
int 0/3
Worst dust city today
Lubbock
Dust 3 µg/m³ · AOD 0.12 · Clear
2026-09-20 (forecast)
Worst US AQI city today
Houston
US AQI 84 · dust 0
2026-09-20 (forecast)
2024-05 day-by-day
Date Event AOD Dust PM2.5 Worst city Kind
05-01 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.79 1 16 Lubbock (7) actual
05-02 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.83 3 14 Midland (16) actual
05-03 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.72 2 15 Midland (11) actual
05-04 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.80 1 15 Austin (2) actual
05-05 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.76 1 15 DFW (3) actual
05-06 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.64 4 15 Midland (58) actual
05-07 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.46 5 16 Midland (42) actual
05-08 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.58 6 25 Midland (45) actual
05-09 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.70 4 27 Midland (24) actual
05-10 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.49 2 17 Lubbock (7) actual
05-11 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.71 2 20 Lubbock (4) actual
05-12 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.79 3 22 Midland (23) actual
05-13 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.72 3 22 Midland (8) actual
05-14 Hazy 0.27 2 19 Midland (8) actual
05-15 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.43 1 21 Midland (5) actual
05-16 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 1.05 2 28 Lubbock (4) actual
05-17 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.41 4 18 Lubbock (10) actual
05-18 Hazy 0.28 5 20 Midland (18) actual
05-19 Hazy 0.26 2 21 Lubbock (10) actual
05-20 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.33 2 21 Midland (11) actual
05-21 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.66 3 29 Lubbock (20) actual
05-22 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.74 2 24 Lubbock (7) actual
05-23 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.66 5 24 Midland (26) actual
05-24 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.58 5 26 Midland (29) actual
05-25 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.64 5 28 Midland (41) actual
05-26 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.73 7 27 Wichita Falls (36) actual
05-27 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.60 4 31 Abilene (14) actual
05-28 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.98 2 26 DFW (3) actual
05-29 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.77 2 20 Lubbock (3) actual
05-30 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.58 1 17 Midland (5) actual
05-31 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun) 0.69 2 19 Midland (12) actual
All-time top dust days
Date City Dust AOD Class
2024-07-13 Brownsville 118 0.41 Saharan dust
2024-03-24 Midland 110 0.23 Desert dust
2026-09-15 Corpus Christi 110 0.31 Saharan dust
2024-07-13 McAllen 105 0.48 Saharan dust
2026-09-15 Brownsville 96 0.35 Saharan dust
2024-02-03 Midland 95 0.20 Desert dust
2024-07-30 Corpus Christi 95 0.40 Saharan dust
2024-07-31 Corpus Christi 94 0.40 Saharan dust
2026-06-29 Tyler 93 0.32 Saharan dust
2024-07-01 Corpus Christi 92 0.33 Saharan dust
All-time top smoke days (dust < 10)
Date City AOD Dust Class
2024-06-02 Tyler 1.86 3 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun)
2024-05-16 Houston 1.70 2 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun)
2024-05-28 DFW 1.45 3 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun)
2024-05-02 Tyler 1.39 1 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun)
2024-05-22 Tyler 1.32 1 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun)
2025-04-19 DFW 1.23 1 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun)
2025-04-19 Wichita Falls 1.23 1 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun)
2024-05-29 Abilene 1.22 1 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun)
2024-05-13 Houston 1.21 1 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun)
2024-05-30 Abilene 1.21 2 Smoke (Mexico ag fires typical Apr-Jun)

Plan 3 Part D2 · Classifier heuristics in config (AIR_DUST_UG_MIN etc.) · Data from CityAir / DailyAir (CAMS via Open-Meteo).