Worst air pollution Innisfail, today and tomorrow
Today (10 August): Air quality in Innisfail is fair. AQI and NO2 are fair; PM2.5, PM10, O3, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 20.2/100).
Tomorrow (11 August 2026): Air quality in Innisfail is fair. All pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 6:00 AM (NO2: 26.5/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Innisfail sits amid Queensland's Wet Tropics, where heavy rainfall and dense humidity dominate daily life for much of the year, generally keeping the air remarkably clean and washed. The surrounding cane fields bring seasonal smoke from sugarcane burning between June and December, adding smoky haze on still mornings during harvest. Dry-season months from June to October can also carry drifting smoke from savanna burning and occasional bushfires further inland. Cyclone season, running November to April, brings heavy rain and humidity rather than pollution concerns. Trade winds off the Coral Sea otherwise keep background air quality good most of the year.
Today - 10 August | Pollution peaks at 23:00
AQI:
Fair
20.2/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
8.7/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
3.4/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Fair
20.2/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
18.5/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
3.8/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
6.8/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
5.3/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 11 August | Pollution peaks at 06:00
AQI:
Fair
26.5/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
8.6/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
3.3/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Fair
26.5/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
18.2/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
4.1/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
8.7/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
6.5/100
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Is air quality bad in Innisfail right now?
On 10 August 2026, overall air quality in Innisfail is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 20.2/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 20.2/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Innisfail?
On 11 August 2026, air quality conditions in Innisfail will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 26.5/100. Pollution peaks around 6:00 AM (NO2: 26.5/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Innisfail?
Innisfail residents typically notice conditions worsen during the dry season (roughly June to October), when savanna and grass fires across the north send smoke drifting into town on the prevailing trade winds. Come the wet season, smoke fades, replaced by humidity, heavy rain and the odd cyclone. The rest of the year is otherwise good, so it's these months that call for caution.
Are air quality levels in Innisfail 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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