Worst air pollution Garah, today and tomorrow
Today (25 August): Air quality in Garah is good. AQI, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, O3, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 7:00 AM (NO2: 16.5/100).
Tomorrow (26 August 2026): Air quality in Garah is fair. AQI worsens to fair; NO2 increases to fair; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 35.2/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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In Garah, traffic stays fairly light here, leaving wind-blown dust from nearby fields as a bigger factor than vehicle emissions. Nearby tree cover helps filter some of this particulate load before it settles over the neighborhood. This general baseline tends to hold across nearby areas with similar traffic and land use.
Today - 25 August | Pollution peaks at 07:00
AQI:
Good
16.5/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
6.5/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
2.1/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
16.5/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
13.6/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
10.8/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
3.1/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
6.2/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 26 August | Pollution peaks at 23:00
AQI:
Fair
35.2/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
7.0/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
7.5/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Fair
35.2/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
13.1/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
1.3/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
1.6/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
4.2/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is air quality bad in Garah right now?
On 25 August 2026, overall air quality in Garah is good. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 16.5/100. Pollution peaks around 7:00 AM (NO2: 16.5/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Garah?
On 26 August 2026, air quality conditions in Garah will be worse than today, with AQI forecast at fair at 35.2/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 35.2/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Garah?
Winter months routinely bring the sharpest rise in particulate matter to this area, driven by heating season smoke that lingers under stagnant, cold winter air. Summer heat and dry surrounding vegetation push bushfire smoke to the forefront of local air quality concerns, since bushfire smoke haze on affected days can outweigh the ozone increase heat alone would produce.
Are air quality levels in Garah 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: 24 August 2026 at 20:27 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)
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