Worst air pollution Bethlehem Golf Club - Bethlehem, today and tomorrow
Today (9 August): Air quality in Bethlehem Golf Club is fair. SO2 is fair; AQI, PM2.5, O3, and PM1 are medium; PM10, NO2, CO, and HCHO are good. Pollution peaks around 12:00 PM (O3: 48.3/100).
Tomorrow (10 August 2026): Air quality in Bethlehem Golf Club is fair. AQI worsens to fair; PM2.5 increases to fair; O3 increases to fair; SO2 decreases to good; PM1 increases to fair; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (PM1: 31.3/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Bethlehem Golf Club lies roughly 230 km east-northeast of Bloemfontein. Bethlehem Golf Club deals with the same basic air quality drivers as most Highveld towns: vehicle traffic and maize, sunflower, and grain farming operations, both of which matter most on calm winter mornings when a low inversion holds emissions close to the ground. Summer generally undoes this with stronger, more consistent winds. The wider Highveld region generally follows this same rough pattern.
Today - 9 August | Pollution peaks at 12:00
AQI:
Medium
48.3/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Medium
40.9/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
12.4/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
17.0/100
O3 (ozone):
Medium
48.3/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Fair
27.7/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
5.1/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Medium
43.8/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 10 August | Pollution peaks at 00:00
AQI:
Fair
31.3/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Fair
24.9/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
6.8/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
18.2/100
O3 (ozone):
Fair
20.4/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
17.4/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
6.3/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Fair
31.3/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is air quality bad in Bethlehem Golf Club right now?
On 9 August 2026, overall air quality in Bethlehem Golf Club is fair. SO2 is the main pollutant at 27.7/100. Pollution peaks around 12:00 PM (O3: 48.3/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Bethlehem Golf Club?
On 10 August 2026, air quality conditions in Bethlehem Golf Club will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 31.3/100. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (PM1: 31.3/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Bethlehem Golf Club?
Winter mornings are the tricky stretch for golfers at Bethlehem Golf Club, as emissions from maize, sunflower, and grain farming operations build up under a calm, cold inversion typical of the Highveld. Once the rains start around November, conditions on the course generally stay clear into early autumn. This is a familiar pattern across much of the Highveld.
Are air quality levels in Bethlehem Golf Club 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.
Why doesn’t the forecast always reflect wildfire impacts?
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.
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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 9 August 2026 at 20:27 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)
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