Worst air pollution Elliot Lake, today and tomorrow

Today (9 August): Air quality in Elliot Lake is fair. AQI and O3 are fair; PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 8:00 AM (O3: 35.7/100).
Tomorrow (10 August 2026): Air quality in Elliot Lake is fair. All pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 12:00 PM (O3: 35.4/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.

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Elliot Lake's air quality benefits from its remote Canadian Shield position, with the former uranium-mining industry long since closed, leaving this town with generally clean, boreal-forest-buffered background conditions.

Today - 9 August | Pollution peaks at 08:00

AQI:

Fair

35.7/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

8.1/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

5.9/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

4.9/100

O3 (ozone):

Fair

35.7/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

0.7/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

9.1/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

5.2/100

Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day

Tomorrow - 10 August | Pollution peaks at 12:00

AQI:

Fair

35.4/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

7.8/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

5.0/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

6.4/100

O3 (ozone):

Fair

35.4/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

0.7/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

6.1/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

5.3/100

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is air quality bad in Elliot Lake right now?

On 9 August 2026, overall air quality in Elliot Lake is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 35.7/100. Pollution peaks around 8:00 AM (O3: 35.7/100).

Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Elliot Lake?

On 10 August 2026, air quality conditions in Elliot Lake will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 35.4/100. Pollution peaks around 12:00 PM (O3: 35.4/100).

When is air pollution at its worst in Elliot Lake?

The air over Elliot Lake varies through the year, influenced by its former uranium-mining hills reclaimed by forest. For much of the year the air is clean and forest-fresh, but summer and early autumn carry real risk of smoke episodes when wildfires burn nearby or further north. Because the population is small, local emissions rarely matter as much as what drifts in from distant fires.

Are air quality levels in Elliot Lake 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: 9 August 2026 at 20:27 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)

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