Worst air pollution The National Golf Club – Old Course - Melbourne, today and tomorrow

On 5 August 2026, overall air quality in The National Golf Club – Old Course is good. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 18.5/100. Pollution peaks around 2:00 PM (O3: 18.5/100).

On 6 August 2026, air quality conditions in The National Golf Club – Old Course will be worse than today, with AQI forecast at fair at 24.7/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 24.7/100).

The Old Course's air quality is generally excellent, dipping mainly during the spring grass pollen peak on the surrounding peninsula grassland, and rarely during major summer bushfire smoke events under adverse wind patterns. The property's mix of sheltered woodland and open coastal sections means pollen exposure can vary noticeably between holes on a windy pollen day.

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.