SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT DAILY AIR QUALITY FORECAST VALID: THU., FEB. 19, 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 38 32 0.5 34 6 26 33 2 NW Coastal LA 45 40 0.4 32 5 19 37 3 SW Coastal LA 45 39 0.4 32 6 27 36 4 S Coastal LA 46 42 0.4 31 7 29 39 5 Southeast LA Co 41 36 0.7 33 8 30 44 6 W San Fernando Vly 44 40 0.7 29 5 26 37 7 E San Fernando Vly 41 35 0.6 33 5 23 32 8 W San Gabriel Vly 35 29 0.3 33 5 14 31 9 E San Gabriel Vly 36 33 0.3 35 5 18 32 10 Pomona Walnut Vly 37 34 0.5 37 7 28 39 11 S San Gabriel Vly 38 32 0.5 33 7 24 39 12 S Central LA Co 47 41 0.7 32 8 30 44 13 Santa Clarita Vly 45 41 0.3 28 5 11 38 15 San Gabriel Mts 41 36 0.4 35 4 17 33 Los Angeles County: Mojave Desert Air Basin 14 Antelope Vly 46 44 0.3 22 7 6 41 Orange County: South Coast Air Basin 16 N Orange Co 40 36 0.4 39 7 20 39 17 Central Orange Co 36 33 0.4 28 7 29 39 18 N Coastal Orange Co 44 40 0.4 29 6 27 37 19 Saddleback Vly 44 40 0.2 39 6 23 37 20 Central Coastal 45 41 0.3 31 6 19 38 21 Capistrano Vly 46 42 0.3 33 5 13 39 Riverside County: South Coast Air Basin 22 Norco/Corona 42 37 0.4 49 7 22 45 23 Metro Riverside Co 41 36 0.4 54 9 22 50 24 Perris Vly 38 37 0.3 39 5 19 36 25 Lake Elsinore 44 42 0.3 33 4 8 39 26 Temecula Vly 40 37 0.3 39 3 11 36 27 Anza Vly 46 42 0.2 43 4 14 40 28 Hemet/San Jacinto 41 39 0.3 36 3 16 36 29 Banning 44 42 0.2 31 3 10 39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 51 47 0.2 51 7 20 47 Riverside County: Mojave Desert Air Basin 31 E Riverside Co 44 42 0.2 33 8 12 44 San Bernardino County: South Coast Air Basin 32 NW San Bernardino Vly 35 32 0.4 32 5 17 30 33 SW San Bernardino Vly 39 34 0.4 48 7 26 44 34 C San Bernardino Vly 41 37 0.3 30 5 24 34 35 E San Bernardino Vly 39 37 0.3 37 4 20 34 36 W San Bernardino Mtns 39 35 0.3 32 4 19 32 37 C San Bernardino Mtns 47 44 0.3 30 3 18 41 38 Big Bear Lake 46 42 0.3 30 6 19 39 San Bernardino County: Mojave Desert Air Basin 39 Phelan 45 42 0.3 28 5 14 39 40 Hesperia 42 39 0.3 26 5 17 36 41 Trona 43 37 0.2 26 3 17 34 42 Victorville 44 41 0.3 26 7 14 39 43 Yucca Vly 50 47 0.2 30 6 19 44 44 Barstow 48 42 0.2 25 5 23 39 45 Twentynine Palms 45 44 0.2 31 6 18 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIR QUALITY FORECAST -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ON THU., FEB. 19, 2026, THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PREDICTS THE AIR QUALITY WILL BE ... GOOD in the following area(s): Antelope Valley AQI: 41 Ozone Banning Pass Area AQI: 39 Ozone Big Bear Lake AQI: 39 Ozone Central Mojave Desert AQI: 44 Ozone Coachella Valley/Low Desert AQI: 47 PM10 Coastal Area AQI: 39 PM2.5 Hemet/Elsinore Area AQI: 39 Ozone Inland Orange County AQI: 39 PM2.5 Metropolitan Area AQI: 44 PM2.5 Northern Mojave Desert AQI: 39 Ozone Riverside Valley AQI: 50 PM2.5 San Bernardino Mountains AQI: 41 Ozone San Bernardino Valley AQI: 44 PM10 San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys AQI: 38 Ozone San Gabriel Mountains AQI: 33 Ozone San Gabriel Valley AQI: 39 PM2.5 Temecula/Anza Area AQI: 40 PM10 Victor Valley AQI: 39 PM2.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WEATHER FORECAST ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gusty winds are predicted on Thursday afternoon. Additional rain is predicted Inversion Base: 6586 FT | Breaking Temperature: 65 DEG F Inversion Breaking: NO | Maximum Mixing HEIGHT: 5793 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 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2026 IN THE SOUTH COAST AIR BASIN.