Worst air pollution Royal Melbourne Golf Club – West Course - Melbourne, today and tomorrow

On 17 September 2026, overall air quality in Royal Melbourne Golf Club – West Course is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 37.6/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (PM2.5: 37.6/100).

On 18 September 2026, air quality conditions in Royal Melbourne Golf Club – West Course will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 37.3/100. Pollution peaks around 8:00 AM (PM2.5: 37.3/100).

Expect the West Course's air quality to be least favourable during peak spring grass pollen season, when the fine turf grasses of the Sandbelt itself add to the ambient pollen load. A secondary, less frequent concern is bushfire smoke drifting into bayside Melbourne during a severe summer fire season. Most rounds here, however, are played under clear, well-ventilated bayside conditions.

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.