SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT DAILY AIR QUALITY FORECAST VALID: WED., FEB. 18, 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SRA AREA 1-HR 8-HR 8-HR 24-HR 24-HR 1-HR MAX NUMBER OZONE OZONE CO PM10 PM2.5 NO2 AQI PPB PPB PPM UG/M3 UG/M3 PPB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Los Angeles County: South Coast Air Basin 1 Central LA Co 45 43 0.4 8 2 22 40 2 NW Coastal LA 43 40 0.4 7 1 18 37 3 SW Coastal LA 42 40 0.4 8 1 19 37 4 S Coastal LA 46 44 0.5 9 2 30 41 5 Southeast LA Co 45 42 0.5 9 2 24 39 6 W San Fernando Vly 46 43 0.6 7 1 18 40 7 E San Fernando Vly 45 41 0.5 8 2 20 38 8 W San Gabriel Vly 46 43 0.3 9 2 17 40 9 E San Gabriel Vly 49 44 0.3 10 3 15 41 10 Pomona Walnut Vly 48 43 0.5 11 3 23 40 11 S San Gabriel Vly 45 43 0.5 10 2 21 40 12 S Central LA Co 45 43 0.5 8 1 18 40 13 Santa Clarita Vly 46 43 0.3 7 3 10 40 15 San Gabriel Mts 46 44 0.4 10 2 16 41 Los Angeles County: Mojave Desert Air Basin 14 Antelope Vly 49 46 0.2 6 5 4 43 Orange County: South Coast Air Basin 16 N Orange Co 46 43 0.4 11 2 18 40 17 Central Orange Co 39 37 0.5 9 1 19 34 18 N Coastal Orange Co 43 42 0.5 8 3 26 39 19 Saddleback Vly 45 43 0.3 11 6 17 40 20 Central Coastal 44 43 0.3 8 5 15 40 21 Capistrano Vly 44 43 0.2 17 4 9 40 Riverside County: South Coast Air Basin 22 Norco/Corona 47 45 0.3 14 4 18 42 23 Metro Riverside Co 49 46 0.4 15 5 18 43 24 Perris Vly 45 43 0.3 15 3 15 40 25 Lake Elsinore 49 46 0.2 6 3 6 43 26 Temecula Vly 42 41 0.2 30 2 7 38 27 Anza Vly 47 45 0.2 38 3 10 42 28 Hemet/San Jacinto 45 44 0.2 24 2 12 41 29 Banning 47 46 0.2 16 1 10 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SRA AREA 1-HR 8-HR 8-HR 24-HR 24-HR 1-HR MAX NUMBER OZONE OZONE CO PM10 PM2.5 NO2 AQI PPB PPB PPM UG/M3 UG/M3 PPB -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Riverside County: Salton Sea Air Basin 30 Coachella Vly 52 50 0.2 54 7 13 50 Riverside County: Mojave Desert Air Basin 31 E Riverside Co 52 50 0.2 26 6 8 46 San Bernardino County: South Coast Air Basin 32 NW San Bernardino Vly 52 47 0.4 9 4 16 44 33 SW San Bernardino Vly 48 44 0.4 14 4 21 41 34 C San Bernardino Vly 46 43 0.2 13 3 24 40 35 E San Bernardino Vly 46 43 0.3 15 3 16 40 36 W San Bernardino Mtns 50 46 0.3 9 3 17 43 37 C San Bernardino Mtns 50 47 0.2 15 3 15 44 38 Big Bear Lake 48 46 0.2 27 6 13 43 San Bernardino County: Mojave Desert Air Basin 39 Phelan 50 48 0.2 11 3 11 44 40 Hesperia 44 43 0.2 8 4 13 40 41 Trona 46 45 0.2 10 2 17 42 42 Victorville 46 45 0.2 19 4 9 42 43 Yucca Vly 50 49 0.2 28 5 11 45 44 Barstow 51 50 0.2 40 2 10 46 45 Twentynine Palms 49 48 0.2 27 6 10 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIR QUALITY FORECAST -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ON WED., FEB. 18, 2026, THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PREDICTS THE AIR QUALITY WILL BE ... GOOD in the following area(s): Antelope Valley AQI: 43 Ozone Banning Pass Area AQI: 43 Ozone Big Bear Lake AQI: 43 Ozone Central Mojave Desert AQI: 45 Ozone Coachella Valley/Low Desert AQI: 50 PM10 Coastal Area AQI: 41 Ozone Hemet/Elsinore Area AQI: 43 Ozone Inland Orange County AQI: 40 Ozone Metropolitan Area AQI: 40 Ozone Northern Mojave Desert AQI: 46 Ozone Riverside Valley AQI: 43 Ozone San Bernardino Mountains AQI: 44 Ozone San Bernardino Valley AQI: 44 Ozone San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys AQI: 40 Ozone San Gabriel Mountains AQI: 41 Ozone San Gabriel Valley AQI: 41 Ozone Temecula/Anza Area AQI: 42 Ozone Victor Valley AQI: 44 Ozone ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WEATHER FORECAST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rain and wind are expected on Wednesday in the Basin. Inversion Base: 486 FT | Breaking Temperature: 57 DEG F Inversion Breaking: YES | Maximum Mixing HEIGHT: 3472 FT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AIR QUALITY FORECAST RULE IMPLICATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Area 40 - South Coast Air Basin: BURN Area 53 - Mojave Desert Air Basin: BURN Area 55 - Salton Sea Air Basin: BURN Beach Fire Ring Wood Burning: Allowed in All Areas Residential Wood Burning: Allowed in All Areas Coachella Valley Rule 403.1 Wind Forecast: Winds Above 25 MPH ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ATTENTION ALL SCHOOLS AND INDUSTRIES THIS IS THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO AIR POLLUTION OR HEALTH ADVISIORY EPISODES ARE PREDICTED FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2026 IN THE SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN.