High Pressure Podcast

How will El Nino influence temperatures and ozone formation in northern California? Is summer 2026 going to be an active wildfire season in the western United States? in the latest episode of the High Pressure Podcast, Spheros meteorologists take a deep dive into the factors that will impact air quality in the Sacramento region this summer.

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It's ozone season! In the latest episode of the High Pressure Podcast, Spheros meteorologists discuss the Spare The Air program in the Sacramento region. Find out why Spare The Air occurs during the summer, what local conditions lead to ozone formation in Sacramento, and how to track AQI levels when a Spare The Air forecast has been issued.

Numerous wildfires are impacting air quality across the United States and Canada. In the latest High Pressure Podcast, Sonoma Technology meteorologists break down where the smoke is and what regions may have smoke impacts this weekend.

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For the second consecutive year, early season wildfires in Canada have sent smoke into the United States. Will this smoky trend continue for summer 2024? Sonoma Technology meteorologists preview the weather and air quality outlook.

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On April 13, 2024, a cloudy, cool, rainy day resulted in high ozone AQI levels in the Sacramento region. Sonoma Technology scientists discuss this unusual air quality event, known as a stratospheric ozone intrusion.

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Sonoma Tech meteorologists discuss the weather and air quality conditions in northeastern Ohio during winter 2022-23, including high AQI days and who won the burrito bet from episode #15!

Will poor air quality impact your holiday weekend plans? Sonoma Tech meteorologists have a forecast breakdown for the unprecedented smoke event impacting the eastern U.S.

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Forest fires have been raging across western Canada this week, and wildfire smoke is impacting portions of the United States. Sonoma Tech meteorologists break down where the smoke is heading this weekend and how weather conditions have played a role in the above-average wildfire activity in Canada.

To view the video version of this podcast, visit https://youtu.be/JJ4cwS5JhWU.

On April 14, 2023, the Youngstown-Warren region recorded its earliest Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) ozone day in 13 years. Sonoma Technology meteorologists discuss how weather and long-range pollutant transport influenced this rare USG April event.

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Sonoma Technology meteorologists recap air quality conditions in the Youngstown-Warren region during summer 2022, including what weather conditions led to high AQI days, and what notable streak ended on the 4th of July.

Click here to view the complete summer 2022 report for the Mahoning Valley.