Worst air pollution Ayr, today and tomorrow
Today (10 August): Air quality in Ayr is good. AQI, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, O3, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 2:00 PM (O3: 17.5/100).
Tomorrow (11 August 2026): Air quality in Ayr is fair. AQI worsens to fair; NO2 increases to fair; O3 increases to fair; PM1 increases to fair; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 6:00 AM (NO2: 34.8/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Ayr sits in the Burdekin, one of Queensland's major sugarcane-growing districts, where cane fire smoke is a defining feature of the local air quality calendar, with burning typically occurring during the harvest season from around June through to December ahead of milling. Savanna burning across the broader dry tropics adds further smoke through the dry season. The wet season from November to April brings high humidity and associated dampness, plus a cyclone risk. Outside these cane-burning and wet-season periods, trade winds generally deliver clean, good-quality air to this coastal sugar town.
Today - 10 August | Pollution peaks at 14:00
AQI:
Good
17.5/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
9.1/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
3.9/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
13.9/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
17.5/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
5.0/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
2.3/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
4.6/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 11 August | Pollution peaks at 06:00
AQI:
Fair
34.8/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
19.6/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
6.2/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Fair
34.8/100
O3 (ozone):
Fair
26.6/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
5.8/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
4.3/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Fair
21.5/100
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Is air quality bad in Ayr right now?
On 10 August 2026, overall air quality in Ayr is good. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 17.5/100. Pollution peaks around 2:00 PM (O3: 17.5/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Ayr?
On 11 August 2026, air quality conditions in Ayr will be worse than today, with AQI forecast at fair at 34.8/100. Pollution peaks around 6:00 AM (NO2: 34.8/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Ayr?
In Ayr, air quality typically takes its biggest hit during the cooler dry months (June-October), when land managers and graziers burn off savanna country and smoke haze becomes a regular visitor. The wet season flips the script: less smoke, more humidity, storms and cyclone watches. It's worth checking daily readings during that period, since the rest of the year rarely causes concern.
Are air quality levels in Ayr 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: 9 August 2026 at 20:27 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)
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