Worst air pollution Moss Vale, today and tomorrow

On 5 August 2026, overall air quality in Moss Vale is good. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 15.8/100. Pollution peaks around 4:00 PM (O3: 15.8/100).

On 6 August 2026, air quality conditions in Moss Vale will be worse than today, with AQI forecast at fair at 36.7/100. Pollution peaks around 7:00 PM (NO2: 36.7/100).

Like much of the Southern Highlands, Moss Vale's air quality worsens most on still, frosty winter evenings when wood-heater smoke collects in the low-lying town centre. A second, less predictable dip comes with summer bushfire smoke drifting in from surrounding state forests. Residents sensitive to smoke should expect these two windows rather than year-round concern.

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.