Weather Alert: Gusty winds for Tuesday-Wednesday
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY-TV) - A dry weather system will move through the area tonight and
tomorrow, creating breezy to locally windy conditions.
With wind gusts hitting 60 MPH in Imperial Valley, the Wind Advisory has been upgraded to a High Wind Warning. Wind Advisories remain in place everywhere else. Wind Alerts are in effect until 5 A.M.
Blowing dust and sand is expected which could reduce visibility while on the roadways.
Winds will linger into our Wednesday with a west wind 15 to 20 MPH, with gusts as high as 30 MPH.
With the gusty and dusty conditions, it will bring some unhealthy air quality across the area.
The Imperial County APCD has issued an air quality alert due for this evening for Imperial County due to the increased particulate matter from blowing dust.
With the continuing winds, we could still expect not the best air quality again for tomorrow.
A brief cool-down will be back tomorrow before another warm-up arrives for Mother's Day weekend and highs climb into the triple-digits.
A Flood Warning has been extended until 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, for water being released from Painted Rock Dam continues to travel down the Gila River through Yuma County.
