Worst air pollution Chinchilla, today and tomorrow
Today (10 August): Air quality in Chinchilla is good. AQI, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, O3, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 4:00 PM (O3: 17.3/100).
Tomorrow (11 August 2026): Air quality in Chinchilla is fair. AQI worsens to fair; NO2 increases to fair; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 25.5/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Chinchilla, at the heart of Queensland's Western Downs gas fields and melon-growing country, experiences air quality shaped by a combination of agricultural dust, gas field activity and vehicle movements associated with regional industry. Dry, windy periods raise dust from surrounding cropping land, while the drier late-winter to spring fire season brings bushfire smoke risk ahead of seasonal rains. Being further inland, the town gets less consistent coastal ventilation than towns nearer the coast, allowing some summer haze to linger on still days. Overall, background air quality remains generally good outside these episodes.
Today - 10 August | Pollution peaks at 16:00
AQI:
Good
17.3/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
14.1/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
5.2/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
11.0/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
17.3/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
8.5/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
2.1/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
13.9/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 11 August | Pollution peaks at 23:00
AQI:
Fair
25.5/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
4.3/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
1.4/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Fair
25.5/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
14.7/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
2.6/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
1.9/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
4.6/100
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Is air quality bad in Chinchilla right now?
On 10 August 2026, overall air quality in Chinchilla is good. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 17.3/100. Pollution peaks around 4:00 PM (O3: 17.3/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Chinchilla?
On 11 August 2026, air quality conditions in Chinchilla will be worse than today, with AQI forecast at fair at 25.5/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 25.5/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Chinchilla?
Anyone tracking air quality in Chinchilla should keep an eye on the drier months from August to November, when bushfire haze is likeliest, plus cane-burning smoke wherever sugarcane grows nearby. Stagnant, high-heat summer days can also push ozone levels up. The rest of the year is otherwise good, so it's these months that call for caution.
Are air quality levels in Chinchilla 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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