Worst air pollution Marathon, today and tomorrow
Today (16 July): Air quality in Marathon is medium. AQI, NO2, and O3 are medium; PM2.5, PM10, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 8:00 AM (O3: 49.1/100).
Tomorrow (17 July 2026): Air quality in Marathon is fair. O3 increases to fair; PM1 increases to fair; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 57.4/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Marathon's air quality benefits from its remote Lake Superior shoreline position, with lake breezes providing reliable ventilation amid otherwise clean, sparsely populated boreal surroundings and legacy mining activity.
Today - 16 July | Pollution peaks at 08:00
AQI:
Medium
49.1/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
16.9/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
5.7/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Medium
42.8/100
O3 (ozone):
Medium
49.1/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
9.1/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
6.8/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
19.7/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 17 July | Pollution peaks at 23:00
AQI:
Medium
57.4/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
19.4/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
6.1/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Medium
57.4/100
O3 (ozone):
Fair
35.0/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
10.4/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
3.2/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Fair
20.5/100
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Is air quality bad in Marathon right now?
On 16 July 2026, overall air quality in Marathon is medium. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 49.1/100. Pollution peaks around 8:00 AM (O3: 49.1/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Marathon?
On 17 July 2026, air quality conditions in Marathon will be worse than today, with O3 forecast at fair at 35.0/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 57.4/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Marathon?
The air over Marathon varies through the year, influenced by its pulp mill on the shore of Lake Superior. 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 Marathon 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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