Worst air pollution Kautokeino, today and tomorrow

On 30 August 2026, overall air quality in Kautokeino is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 21.3/100. Pollution peaks around 12:00 PM (O3: 21.3/100).

On 31 August 2026, air quality conditions in Kautokeino will be better than today, with AQI forecast at good at 16.6/100. Pollution peaks around 4:00 PM (O3: 16.6/100).

Air in Kautokeino is generally at its worst when wood-smoke and still air combine in winter, when still Arctic air can hold local smoke close to the ground for days at a time. The wider Finnmark and Troms area sees very little industrial or traffic pollution overall. The remainder of the year, Kautokeino's air quality is typically unremarkable in a good way.

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.