Where the Visibilty Web Cams Are: PHOENIX AIR QUALITY VISIBILITY / Current Views Saturday 05.27.2023

Seeing is believing - and then again we have the ADEQ forecast discussion [scroll down for that]

Phoenix Visibility Web Cameras

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PhoenixVis.net brings you live pictures and corresponding air quality conditions from scenic urban and rural vistas in the Phoenix, Arizona region.

This page provides an overview of all Phoenix Visibility Web Cameras. In addition, near real-time air quality data provide visibility information to the public.

Digital images from Web-based cameras are updated every 5 minutes. Images will appear black during the nighttime hours for obvious reasons. If the image is missing, please be patient and try again later.

For more air quality information contact us at Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).

Current Views

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  South Mountain

  South Mountain is a rugged mountain south of metropolitan Phoenix. The view is from North Mountain looking toward the Phoenix downtown skyline and the South Mountains in the distance.
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  Estrella Mountains

  The Sierra Estrellas form a jagged skyline southwest of metropolitan Phoenix. The camera view looks southwest from North Mountain.
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  White Tank Mountains

  The White Tank Mountains lie to the west of metropolitan Phoenix. The camera view looks west from Avondale.
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  Camelback Mountain

  The distinctive profile of this inner city mountain gives it its name. It is bordered by the cities of Phoenix, Scottsdale and Paradise Valley. The view is from the Capital Mall area of downtown Phoenix looking northeast toward Camelback Mountain.
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  Superstition Mountains

  The Superstition Mountains are part of the designated Superstition Wilderness Area. The view is looking east from downtown Mesa with the community of Apache Junction between the camera and the mountain vista.

Air Quality Hourly Forecast | Phoenix

Updated On: 5/26/2023 - 9:04 AM

Click on each day to view forecast.

Saturday Forecast:

Ozone

93 AQI
Max 8-hr Avg: 68 ppb

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PM10

37 AQI
24-hr Avg: 40 µg/m³

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PM2.5

27 AQI
24-hr Avg: 6.5 µg/m³

Air Quality By Pollutant:

Pollutant

Friday
5/26/2023

Saturday
5/27/2023

Sunday
5/28/2023

Monday
5/29/2023

Tuesday
5/30/2023

O3

84

93

84

77

87

PM10

54

37

43

49

57

PM2.5

27

27

29

33

28

O3 = Ozone, PM10 = Particles ≤ 10 microns, PM2.5 = Particles ≤ 2.5 microns

Forecast Discussion:

Yesterday (Thursday), almost every ozone monitor in the Valley saw ozone in the Moderate Air Quality Index (AQI) category. Highest ozone levels were noted at the Cave Creek monitor, a result of the southerly (from the south) winds pushing ozone northward. However, only one PM10 (dust) monitor saw PM10 in the Moderate AQI category--a monitor located in the industrial areas southwest of Phoenix.

Looking ahead, the weather pattern over the Southwest will be active today and through this Memorial Day weekend. A pair of low pressure waves will move through, helping to keep high temperatures at or slightly below normal (which is 98 degrees F). These waves will also continue to provide winds to our region. And since these waves are dry, skies will remain sunny.

Air quality-wise, the sunny skies will allow ozone to form, but the winds will help to disperse the ozone. Therefore, ozone is forecast in the Moderate AQI category through the period. The main day to watch will be Saturday though, when winds will be their lightest; ozone is forecast to be highest on this day.

Regarding PM10, PM10 will continue to be highest in the industrial areas south/southwest of Phoenix. This is because of morning local activity typical on weekdays. The main outlier should be Monday morning, which may see less morning activity because of the holiday. Otherwise, pockets of dust may be possible in dust-prone areas on the breezier afternoons.

Lastly, PM2.5 (smoke) is forecast in the Good AQI category each day and should generally follow PM10 trends.

Have a great Memorial Day weekend! Check back on Tuesday morning for the next forecast.

- M. Graves
ADEQ Meteorologist

NEWS RELEASE: Personal Income and Outlays, April 2023

 

BEA News: Personal Income and Outlays, April 2023 The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has issued the following news release today: Personal income increased $80.1 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in April. Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $79.4 billion (0.4 percent). Personal outlays increased $156.0 billion (0.8 percent) and consumer spending increased $151.7 billion (0.8 percent). Personal saving was $802.1 billion and the personal saving rate—personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income—was 4.1 percent in April. The full text of the release can be found at: www.bea.gov/news/2023/personal-income-and-outlays-april-2023

EMBARGOED UNTIL RELEASE 

AT 8:30 a.m. EDT, Friday, May 26, 2023

BEA 23–21

Personal Income and Outlays, April 2023

Personal income increased $80.1 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in April, according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (table 3 and table 5). Disposable personal income (DPI) increased $79.4 billion (0.4 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $151.7 billion (0.8 percent).

 

The PCE price index increased 0.4 percent. Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 0.4 percent (table 9). Real DPI increased less than 0.1 percent in April and Real PCE increased 0.5 percent; goods increased 0.8 percent and services increased 0.3 percent (table 5 and table 7).

	2022	2023
	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.
	Percent change from preceding month
Personal income:
Current dollars	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.4
Disposable personal income:
Current dollars	0.3	2.2	0.5	0.3	0.4
Chained (2012) dollars	0.1	1.6	0.2	0.2	0.0
Personal consumption expenditures (PCE):
Current dollars	0.0	1.9	0.1	0.1	0.8
Chained (2012) dollars	-0.2	1.3	-0.2	0.0	0.5
Price indexes:
PCE	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.4
PCE, excluding food and energy	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.4
Price indexes:	Percent change from month one year ago
PCE	5.3	5.4	5.1	4.2	4.4
PCE, excluding food and energy	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.7

The increase in current-dollar personal income in April primarily reflected increases in compensation and personal income receipts on assets that were partly offset by a decrease in personal current transfer receipts (table 3). The increase in compensation was led by private wages and salaries. The increase in personal income receipts on assets reflected increases in both personal interest income and personal dividend income. The decrease in personal current transfer receipts was led by a decrease in “other” government social benefits.

The $151.7 billion increase in current-dollar PCE in April reflected an increase of $86.9 billion in spending for services and a $64.8 billion in spending for goods (table 3). Within services, the largest contributors to the increase were spending for financial services and insurance, health care, and “other” services (notably professional and other services). Within goods, spending for motor vehicles and parts (led by new motor vehicles) and “other” nondurable goods (notably pharmaceutical products) were the largest contributors to the increase. Detailed information on monthly PCE spending can be found on Table 2.4.5U.

Personal outlays increased $156.0 billion in April (table 3). Personal saving was $802.1 billion in April and the personal saving rate—personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income—was 4.1 percent (table 1).

Prices

From the preceding month, the PCE price index for April increased 0.4 percent (table 9). Prices for goods increased 0.3 percent and prices for services increased 0.4 percent. Food prices decreased less than 0.1 percent, and energy prices increased 0.7 percent. Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 0.4 percent. Detailed monthly PCE price indexes can be found on Table 2.4.4U.

From the same month one year ago, the PCE price index for April increased 4.4 percent (table 11). Prices for goods increased 2.1 percent and prices for services increased 5.5 percent. Food prices increased 6.9 percent and energy prices decreased 6.3 percent. Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 4.7 percent from one year ago.

Real PCE

The 0.5 percent increase in real PCE in April reflected an increase of 0.8 percent in spending on goods and an increase of 0.3 percent in spending on services (table 7). Within goods, the largest contributor to the increase was spending for motor vehicles and parts (led by new motor vehicles). Within services, the increase was led by spending for financial services and insurance. Detailed information on monthly real PCE spending can be found on Table 2.4.6U.

 

Updates to Personal Income and Outlays

Estimates have been updated for October through March. For October through December, estimates for compensation, personal taxes, and contributions for government social insurance reflect the incorporation of updated fourth-quarter wage and salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program. Revised and previously published changes from the preceding month for current-dollar personal income and for current-dollar and chained (2012) dollar DPI and PCE are provided below for February and March.

	Change from preceding month
	February				March
	Previous	Revised	Previous	Revised	Previous	Revised	Previous	Revised
	(Billions of dollars)		(Percent)		(Billions of dollars)		(Percent)
Personal income:
Current dollars	73.5	74.7	0.3	0.3	67.9	62.2	0.3	0.3
Disposable personal income:
Current dollars	90.1	94.0	0.5	0.5	71.7	67.8	0.4	0.3
Chained (2012) dollars	24.6	27.1	0.2	0.2	44.9	37.8	0.3	0.2
Personal consumption expenditures:
Current dollars	10.2	22.8	0.1	0.1	8.2	14.6	0.0	0.1
Chained (2012) dollars	-35.0	-25.8	-0.2	-0.2	-4.4	-3.1	0.0	0.0

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Next release: June 30, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. EDT
Personal Income and Outlays, May 2023