Worst air pollution Standerton Golf Club - Standerton, today and tomorrow
Today (9 August): Air quality in Standerton Golf Club is poor. AQI, O3, and SO2 are poor; HCHO is fair; PM2.5, NO2, and PM1 are medium; PM10 and CO are good. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 68.7/100).
Tomorrow (10 August 2026): Air quality in Standerton Golf Club is fair. AQI improves to medium; PM2.5 increases to fair; NO2 increases to fair; O3 decreases to good; SO2 decreases to medium; HCHO decreases to good; PM1 increases to fair; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (SO2: 47.6/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Standerton Golf Club lies roughly 240 km southwest of Nelspruit. Standerton Golf Club deals with the same basic air quality drivers as most Highveld towns: vehicle traffic and coal mining and power station 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 15:00
AQI:
Poor
68.7/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Medium
42.4/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
14.3/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Medium
41.8/100
O3 (ozone):
Poor
68.7/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Poor
65.7/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Fair
21.3/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Medium
46.0/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 10 August | Pollution peaks at 00:00
AQI:
Medium
47.6/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Fair
23.0/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
6.3/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Fair
34.7/100
O3 (ozone):
Good
16.9/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Medium
47.6/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
11.0/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Fair
29.1/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is air quality bad in Standerton Golf Club right now?
On 9 August 2026, overall air quality in Standerton Golf Club is poor. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 68.7/100. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 68.7/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Standerton Golf Club?
On 10 August 2026, air quality conditions in Standerton Golf Club will be better than today, with NO2 forecast at fair at 34.7/100. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (SO2: 47.6/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Standerton Golf Club?
Winter mornings are the tricky stretch for golfers at Standerton Golf Club, as emissions from coal mining and power station 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 Standerton 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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