Worst air pollution Volksrust, today and tomorrow
Today (16 July): Air quality in Volksrust is fair. O3 is fair; AQI, NO2, and SO2 are medium; PM2.5, PM10, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 7:00 PM (SO2: 56.8/100).
Tomorrow (17 July 2026): Air quality in Volksrust is fair. All pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 8:00 PM (SO2: 45.7/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Volksrust lies roughly 240 km south-southwest of Nelspruit. Volksrust 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 - 16 July | Pollution peaks at 19:00
AQI:
Medium
56.8/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
13.9/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
3.7/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Medium
53.6/100
O3 (ozone):
Fair
27.0/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Medium
56.8/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
3.2/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
19.8/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 17 July | Pollution peaks at 20:00
AQI:
Medium
45.7/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
11.9/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
3.2/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Medium
41.9/100
O3 (ozone):
Fair
23.8/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Medium
45.7/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
2.9/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
16.4/100
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Is air quality bad in Volksrust right now?
On 16 July 2026, overall air quality in Volksrust is fair. O3 is the main pollutant at 27.0/100. Pollution peaks around 7:00 PM (SO2: 56.8/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Volksrust?
On 17 July 2026, air quality conditions in Volksrust will be similar to today, with O3 forecast at fair at 23.8/100. Pollution peaks around 8:00 PM (SO2: 45.7/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Volksrust?
Winter is the tricky season for air quality at Volksrust, with calm mornings letting emissions from coal mining and power station operations build up under a typical Highveld inversion. Once the rainy season starts around November, conditions generally improve and stay that way into early autumn. This is a familiar pattern across much of the Highveld.
Are air quality levels in Volksrust 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.
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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 16 July 2026 at 10:33 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)
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