Worst air pollution Cobb & Co Rest Area / Mungallala Rest Area - Mungallala, today and tomorrow

On 25 August 2026, overall air quality in Cobb & Co Rest Area / Mungallala Rest Area is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 25.8/100. Pollution peaks around 7:00 AM (SO2: 25.8/100).

On 26 August 2026, air quality conditions in Cobb & Co Rest Area / Mungallala Rest Area will be better than today, with AQI forecast at good at 16.0/100. Pollution peaks around 1:00 PM (O3: 16.0/100).

Winter months routinely bring the sharpest rise in particulate matter to this area, as reduced winter air movement lets heating emissions and wood smoke build up locally. Summer heat and dry surrounding vegetation push bushfire smoke to the forefront of local air quality concerns, since bushfire smoke haze on affected days can outweigh the ozone increase heat alone would produce.

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.