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Today’s Air Quality & Forecasts

The Goleta monitors are currently offline. We apologize for the inconvenience. In the meantime, please refer to the readings from the Santa Barbara monitoring station.

Current Air Quality Conditions

Air quality values and colors shown here correspond with the Air Quality Index (AQI). More information about AQI is available at the bottom of this webpage.

The grid below shows current AQI air quality conditions for each pollutant that is measured at each of our monitoring stations. By clicking the “Show” button on each monitoring station box, you can see what the AQI conditions were for the past 24 hours, shown in a rolling format.

HourOZONEPM10PM2.5
2026-05-12T02:00312821
2026-05-12T03:00292022
2026-05-12T04:00291416
2026-05-12T05:00291019
2026-05-12T06:0028721
2026-05-12T07:00271227
2026-05-12T08:00271130
2026-05-12T09:0027821
2026-05-12T10:0027610
2026-05-12T11:002635
2026-05-12T12:002532
2026-05-12T13:002424
2026-05-12T14:002110
2026-05-12T15:001910
2026-05-12T16:001900
2026-05-12T17:002314
2026-05-12T18:002927
2026-05-12T19:003163
2026-05-12T20:002974
2026-05-12T21:0031118
2026-05-12T22:0033912
2026-05-12T23:00321417
2026-05-13T00:00342025
2026-05-13T01:00342032
2026-05-13T02:00333132
2026-05-13T03:00342124
2026-05-13T04:00321718
2026-05-13T05:00321512
2026-05-13T06:0032118
2026-05-13T07:003277
2026-05-13T08:003259
2026-05-13T09:0031410
2026-05-13T10:003158
2026-05-13T11:003064
2026-05-13T12:002767
2026-05-13T13:002779
2026-05-13T14:00281118
2026-05-13T15:00291223
2026-05-13T16:0032819
2026-05-13T17:003269
2026-05-13T18:003252
2026-05-13T19:003251
2026-05-13T20:003680
2026-05-13T21:0034110
2026-05-13T22:0033144
2026-05-13T23:00332416
2026-05-14T00:00363022
2026-05-14T01:00352922
2026-05-14T02:002922

Forecasts

Air quality values and colors shown here correspond with the Air Quality Index (AQI). More information about AQI is available at the bottom of this webpage

Historical Data

To check “AQI Summary by Date”, click the link above which will direct you to EPA’s AirNow website. Select the “Archive” header on the new webpage. Then, use the calendar tool at the bottom of the webpage to select the historical date. On the left side of the screen, there are options to focus on specific pollutants using both the “Contours” and “Monitors” layers.

EPA AirNow Fire and Smoke Map

The EPA has launched a sensor data pilot project on the AirNow Fire and Smoke Map that is designed to provide the public with additional information on levels of fine particle pollution in the air, particularly during wildfires. The Fire and Smoke Map now displays air quality data from permanent monitors, temporary monitors, and low-cost sensors. The map uses the EPA’s Air Quality Index (AQI) rating system (see description below). The type of monitor is indicated by the shape:

See outlooks and smoke reports for California wildfires posted on California Smoke Information site.

About AQI Values & Recommendations

See AQI Table below for how to interpret the AQI colors shown in the grid and forecast above. The Index numbers represent a ranking for the pollutant, not the measurement of a pollutant. To see concentration values, which show the actual measured levels of the pollutant, visit the Station Data webpage. The Index below presents ratings for: ozone; particulate matter smaller than 10 microns in diameter (PM10); and particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5).

Note: all data are preliminary and subject to verification.

To view exceedances of standards, see Days Exceeding Ozone and Particulate Standards.

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