Worst air pollution Thebarton Oval - Adelaide, today and tomorrow

Today (4 August): Air quality in Thebarton Oval is good. AQI, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, O3, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 2:30 PM (O3: 16.7/100).
Tomorrow (5 August 2026): Air quality in Thebarton Oval is good. All pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 2:30 PM (O3: 13.2/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.

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Thebarton Oval sits in inner western Adelaide, an area with a genuine industrial legacy and busy surrounding arterial roads, making traffic and some residual light-industrial activity more prominent local air quality factors here than at venues further from the city's western industrial belt. Sea-breeze ventilation from Gulf St Vincent still reaches the area reasonably well. Bushfire smoke is a periodic summer risk from the Adelaide Hills. Overall, background air quality reflects a busy, historically industrial inner-city precinct.

Today - 4 August | Pollution peaks at 14:30

AQI:

Good

16.7/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

5.7/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

2.0/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

5.4/100

O3 (ozone):

Good

16.7/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

1.1/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

1.4/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

4.9/100

Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day

Tomorrow - 5 August | Pollution peaks at 14:30

AQI:

Good

13.2/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

6.6/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

2.1/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

7.2/100

O3 (ozone):

Good

13.2/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

1.2/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

1.5/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

6.4/100

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is air quality bad in Thebarton Oval right now?

On 4 August 2026, overall air quality in Thebarton Oval is good. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 16.7/100. Pollution peaks around 2:30 PM (O3: 16.7/100).

Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Thebarton Oval?

On 5 August 2026, air quality conditions in Thebarton Oval will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at good at 13.2/100. Pollution peaks around 2:30 PM (O3: 13.2/100).

When is air pollution at its worst in Thebarton Oval?

Thebarton Oval typically enjoys good air quality for most of the year, with summer bushfire smoke, December to March, from the Adelaide Hills the main seasonal factor to expect during hot, windless conditions ahead of matches.

Are air quality levels in Thebarton Oval based on measurements or forecasts?

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.

Why doesn’t the forecast always reflect wildfire impacts?

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.

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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 4 August 2026 at 16:38 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)

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