Worst air pollution Red Deer, today and tomorrow

On 9 August 2026, overall air quality in Red Deer is fair. PM1 is the main pollutant at 25.2/100. Pollution peaks around 9:00 AM (O3: 48.9/100).

On 10 August 2026, air quality conditions in Red Deer will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 30.5/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 30.5/100).

Red Deer's air quality shifts noticeably across the seasons, shaped by its position on the parkland prairie between Calgary and Edmonton. Cold, still winter days can trap traffic and heating emissions near the ground, while hot summer stretches sometimes bring drifting wildfire smoke from further north or west. Strong prairie winds usually clear the air within a day or two.

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.

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.