Worst air pollution Moss Vale, today and tomorrow
Today (25 August): Air quality in Moss Vale is fair. AQI, NO2, and SO2 are fair; PM2.5, PM10, O3, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (NO2: 36.5/100).
Tomorrow (26 August 2026): Air quality in Moss Vale is fair. SO2 decreases to good; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 9:00 PM (NO2: 28.3/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Like its Southern Highlands neighbours, Moss Vale sits at cool elevation and experiences frequent winter inversions that concentrate wood heater smoke in still air overnight, a pattern reinforced by its slightly more inland, basin-like position compared with towns closer to the escarpment edge. Agricultural land surrounds the town rather than industry. Bushfire smoke is the main summer concern given the forested country nearby. Outside these seasonal episodes, background air quality is generally clean and typical of rural inland NSW.
Today - 25 August | Pollution peaks at 00:00
AQI:
Fair
36.5/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
13.8/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
3.9/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Fair
36.5/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
14.7/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Fair
23.8/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
6.8/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
18.0/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 26 August | Pollution peaks at 21:00
AQI:
Fair
28.3/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
9.0/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
2.6/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Fair
28.3/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
18.2/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
10.3/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
3.9/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
11.0/100
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Is air quality bad in Moss Vale right now?
On 25 August 2026, overall air quality in Moss Vale is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 36.5/100. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (NO2: 36.5/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Moss Vale?
On 26 August 2026, air quality conditions in Moss Vale will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 28.3/100. Pollution peaks around 9:00 PM (NO2: 28.3/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Moss Vale?
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.
Are air quality levels in Moss Vale based on measurements or forecasts?
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.
Why doesn’t the forecast always reflect wildfire impacts?
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.
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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 24 August 2026 at 20:27 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)
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