Worst air pollution Standerton Golf Club - Standerton, today and tomorrow

Today (30 August): Air quality in Standerton Golf Club is moderate. AQI, NO2, and SO2 are moderate; PM2.5, O3, and PM1 are fair; PM10, CO, and HCHO are good. Pollution peaks around 11:00 AM (SO2: 55.9/100).
Tomorrow (31 August 2026): Air quality in Standerton Golf Club is poor. AQI worsens to poor; O3 increases to moderate; SO2 increases to poor; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 11:00 AM (SO2: 77.4/100). 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 - 30 August | Pollution peaks at 11:00

AQI:

Moderate

55.9/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Fair

28.1/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

7.8/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Moderate

43.1/100

O3 (ozone):

Fair

36.0/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Moderate

55.9/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

14.2/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Fair

35.2/100

Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day

Tomorrow - 31 August | Pollution peaks at 11:00

AQI:

Poor

77.4/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Fair

29.9/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

8.3/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Moderate

42.8/100

O3 (ozone):

Moderate

41.2/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Poor

77.4/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

9.8/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Fair

37.3/100

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is air quality bad in Standerton Golf Club right now?

On 30 August 2026, overall air quality in Standerton Golf Club is moderate. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 55.9/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 AM (SO2: 55.9/100).

Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Standerton Golf Club?

On 31 August 2026, air quality conditions in Standerton Golf Club will be worse than today, with AQI forecast at poor at 77.4/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 AM (SO2: 77.4/100).

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: 30 August 2026 at 20:26 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)

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