Worst air pollution La Tuque, today and tomorrow
Today (16 July): Air quality in La Tuque is very poor. AQI and NO2 are very poor; PM2.5, O3, and PM1 are medium; PM10, SO2, CO, and HCHO are good. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (NO2: 100/100).
Tomorrow (17 July 2026): Air quality in La Tuque is poor. AQI improves to poor; PM2.5 increases to fair; NO2 decreases to poor; PM1 increases to fair; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (NO2: 64.3/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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La Tuque's air quality reflects its pulp and paper mill industry legacy on the Saint-Maurice River, with mill operations contributing local emissions amid otherwise clean, sparsely populated boreal surroundings.
Today - 16 July | Pollution peaks at 00:00
AQI:
Very poor
100/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Medium
40.0/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
15.0/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Very poor
100/100
O3 (ozone):
Medium
51.8/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
14.3/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
11.5/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Medium
40.9/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 17 July | Pollution peaks at 17:00
AQI:
Poor
64.3/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Fair
26.2/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
8.0/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Poor
64.3/100
O3 (ozone):
Medium
44.2/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
15.6/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
4.1/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Fair
30.5/100
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Is air quality bad in La Tuque right now?
On 16 July 2026, overall air quality in La Tuque is very poor. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 100/100. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (NO2: 100/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in La Tuque?
On 17 July 2026, air quality conditions in La Tuque will be better than today, with AQI forecast at poor at 64.3/100. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (NO2: 64.3/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in La Tuque?
La Tuque's air quality follows a seasonal rhythm tied to its remote forestry setting deep in the Mauricie boreal forest. Air quality is generally very good outside of wildfire season, though hot, dry summers can bring smoky, hazy stretches when fires burn across the wider region. Because the population is small, local emissions rarely matter as much as what drifts in from distant fires.
Are air quality levels in La Tuque 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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