Worst air pollution Scone, today and tomorrow
Today (16 July): Air quality in Scone is fair. AQI and NO2 are fair; PM2.5, PM10, O3, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (NO2: 23.2/100).
Tomorrow (17 July 2026): Air quality in Scone is fair. All pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (NO2: 20.2/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Scone is known as horse-breeding country in the upper Hunter Valley, a rural setting where agricultural dust and cold-season wood smoke are the main everyday influences on air quality. The valley's surrounding hills can trap smoke and dust under still winter conditions, while regional mining and power generation activity further down the Hunter Valley can occasionally contribute to broader haze depending on wind direction. Summer bushfire smoke is a periodic risk from surrounding forested ranges. Traffic and local industry are otherwise light, so background air quality is generally good.
Today - 16 July | Pollution peaks at 17:00
AQI:
Fair
23.2/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
14.4/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
4.9/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Fair
23.2/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
13.0/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
19.8/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
3.2/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
13.1/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 17 July | Pollution peaks at 17:00
AQI:
Fair
20.2/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
7.1/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
2.5/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Fair
20.2/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
15.5/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
18.5/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
2.5/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
6.3/100
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Is air quality bad in Scone right now?
On 16 July 2026, overall air quality in Scone is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 23.2/100. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (NO2: 23.2/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Scone?
On 17 July 2026, air quality conditions in Scone will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 20.2/100. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (NO2: 20.2/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Scone?
If you're planning around air quality in Scone, the key window is summer bushfire season, roughly December to March, when fires in the surrounding bush push smoke into town. Winter adds its own trouble, with wood-heater smoke lingering on calm, cold nights. The rest of the year is otherwise good, so it's these months that call for caution.
Are air quality levels in Scone 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.
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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 16 July 2026 at 10:33 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)
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