Worst air pollution Adelaide Gaol - Adelaide, today and tomorrow

On 17 September 2026, overall air quality in Adelaide Gaol is moderate. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 40.1/100. Pollution peaks around 9:30 PM (PM2.5: 40.1/100).

On 18 September 2026, air quality conditions in Adelaide Gaol will be better than today, with AQI forecast at fair at 33.1/100. Pollution peaks around 7:30 PM (NO2: 33.1/100).

Winter tends to bring the year's worst particulate spikes here, when winter inversions hold traffic and heating emissions in place over the city for days at a time. Summer heat and dry conditions push bushfire smoke to the forefront of air quality concerns in this dense area, since bushfire smoke haze on affected days can dwarf the ozone increase that heat and traffic alone would produce.

It is forecasts derived by downscaling forecasts provided by EU’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) by taking into account local conditions such as traffic patterns. CAMS bases its forecast on satellite measurements of particles and chemical compounds in the atmosphere. Airmine’s services were developed with support from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) team.

Airmine’s forecast uses CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) as its background atmospheric model. While CAMS includes wildfire emissions, these are derived from satellite observations and are not available in real time. During rapidly evolving wildfire events, there may therefore be a delay before increased emissions are incorporated into the model. As a result, the forecast may temporarily underestimate PM₂.₅ and other pollutants associated with wildfire smoke.

During rapidly evolving wildfire events, CAMS may lag by approximately 1–2 days before increased wildfire emissions are fully represented, which can lead to temporary underestimation of PM₂.₅ concentrations in Airmine’s forecast.