Worst air pollution Frenchs Farm - Maria Island, today and tomorrow

On 17 September 2026, overall air quality in Frenchs Farm is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 24.6/100. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (PM2.5: 24.6/100).

On 18 September 2026, air quality conditions in Frenchs Farm will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 32.4/100. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (PM2.5: 32.4/100).

Cold-season conditions typically drive the sharpest particulate increases around here, when winter inversions trap local heating smoke in place for days at a time. Summer shifts the concern toward bushfire smoke here too, since summer heat and dry vegetation nearby are usually enough on their own to raise bushfire risk. Between the winter and summer extremes, spring and autumn usually bring the year's most consistently clear air.

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.

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.