Worst air pollution Tamworth, today and tomorrow
Today (16 July): Air quality in Tamworth is medium. AQI, NO2, and SO2 are medium; PM2.5, PM10, O3, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 7:00 PM (NO2: 47.9/100).
Tomorrow (17 July 2026): Air quality in Tamworth is fair. AQI worsens to fair; NO2 increases to fair; SO2 increases to fair; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (NO2: 32.5/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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This New England valley city, known as Australia's country music capital, experiences air quality shaped by its inland valley setting: winter temperature inversions trap wood-heater smoke and traffic emissions overnight, while agricultural dust and occasional dust storms affect the surrounding grazing and cropping districts. Being situated in a basin ringed by the New England tablelands, Tamworth is particularly prone to still, cold winter nights that trap smoke close to the ground until the following day's breeze clears it, a pattern shared with other inland tableland valley cities such as Armidale and Glen Innes.
Today - 16 July | Pollution peaks at 19:00
AQI:
Medium
47.9/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
15.2/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
5.3/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Medium
47.9/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
15.0/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Medium
42.1/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
2.4/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
16.3/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 17 July | Pollution peaks at 00:00
AQI:
Fair
32.5/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
9.3/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
3.2/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Fair
32.5/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
17.1/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Fair
22.5/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
1.8/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
8.5/100
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Is air quality bad in Tamworth right now?
On 16 July 2026, overall air quality in Tamworth is medium. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 47.9/100. Pollution peaks around 7:00 PM (NO2: 47.9/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Tamworth?
On 17 July 2026, air quality conditions in Tamworth will be worse than today, with AQI forecast at fair at 32.5/100. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (NO2: 32.5/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Tamworth?
Winter mornings are consistently the worst period, when cold air settles in the valley and traps wood smoke close to the ground until it burns off later in the day; dry, windy spells in other seasons can also bring dust from surrounding farmland.
Are air quality levels in Tamworth 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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