Worst air pollution Umhlali Country Club – Championship Course - Durban, today and tomorrow

On 19 July 2026, overall air quality in Umhlali Country Club – Championship Course is poor. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 66.5/100. Pollution peaks around 12:00 PM (O3: 66.5/100).

On 20 July 2026, air quality conditions in Umhlali Country Club – Championship Course will be better than today, with PM2.5 forecast at fair at 35.3/100. Pollution peaks around 1:00 AM (PM1: 41.1/100).

Umhlali's north coast setting means golfers mostly notice humidity rather than pollution, particularly during the December-to-February summer peak, with onshore breezes generally keeping the air fresh. The drier June-to-August winter is considered the more comfortable season for golf here.

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.