Worst air pollution Metropolitan Golf Club – Championship Course - Melbourne, today and tomorrow

On 5 August 2026, overall air quality in Metropolitan Golf Club – Championship Course is good. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 18.4/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 18.4/100).

On 6 August 2026, air quality conditions in Metropolitan Golf Club – Championship Course will be worse than today, with AQI forecast at fair at 25.7/100. Pollution peaks around 8:00 PM (NO2: 25.7/100).

Expect Metropolitan's air quality to be most affected during the spring grass pollen peak, when the Sandbelt's extensive fine turf areas add to pollen levels already rising from nearby pasture, and occasionally during major regional bushfire smoke events in summer. The bay's cooling, cleansing breezes otherwise keep the course comfortable for the majority of the golfing calendar.

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.