Worst air pollution Lonsdale Links – Championship Course - Geelong, today and tomorrow

Today (16 July): Air quality in Lonsdale Links – Championship Course is good. AQI, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, O3, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 16.6/100).
Tomorrow (17 July 2026): Air quality in Lonsdale Links – Championship Course is fair. AQI worsens to medium; NO2 increases to medium; PM1 increases to fair; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 8:00 PM (NO2: 44.7/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.

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Positioned at the windswept entrance to Port Phillip Bay, Lonsdale Links experiences some of the strongest, most consistent coastal winds in the region, which keep local air exceptionally clean day to day. The main pollen concern is spring grass pollen carried from inland pasture on northerly winds, while bushfire smoke is an occasional summer visitor when fires burn in western Victoria or the Otways under the right wind conditions.

Today - 16 July | Pollution peaks at 15:00

AQI:

Good

16.6/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

6.9/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

2.8/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

10.5/100

O3 (ozone):

Good

16.6/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

1.6/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

0.7/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

3.2/100

Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day

Tomorrow - 17 July | Pollution peaks at 20:00

AQI:

Medium

44.7/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

17.6/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

4.9/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Medium

44.7/100

O3 (ozone):

Good

14.3/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

11.0/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

2.2/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Fair

22.2/100

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is air quality bad in Lonsdale Links – Championship Course right now?

On 16 July 2026, overall air quality in Lonsdale Links – Championship Course is good. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 16.6/100. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 16.6/100).

Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Lonsdale Links – Championship Course?

On 17 July 2026, air quality conditions in Lonsdale Links – Championship Course will be worse than today, with PM1 forecast at fair at 22.2/100. Pollution peaks around 8:00 PM (NO2: 44.7/100).

When is air pollution at its worst in Lonsdale Links – Championship Course?

This exposed heads-side course rarely suffers poor air quality, thanks to the powerful winds funnelling through the bay entrance. When conditions do decline, it is usually during spring grass pollen season or on the rare summer day when smoke drifts in from a significant bushfire further west, briefly dulling the otherwise crisp, salt-air conditions golfers expect here.

Are air quality levels in Lonsdale Links – Championship Course 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.

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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 16 July 2026 at 10:33 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)

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