Worst air pollution Drachten, today and tomorrow

On 16 August 2026, overall air quality in Drachten is good. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 18.6/100. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (O3: 18.6/100).

On 17 August 2026, air quality conditions in Drachten will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at good at 19.8/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 AM (O3: 19.8/100).

In Drachten, air quality is most likely to dip when pollen from birch, oak, and alder peaks over the spring and early-summer period, or on hot, still days when local traffic on the A7 and industry let emissions build up; wide-open Frisian grassland and lake breezes keep the air moving. For most of the year, air quality here tracks closely with typical conditions across the Netherlands.

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.