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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