Worst air pollution Augusta National Golf Club – Championship Course - Augusta, today and tomorrow

Today (9 August): Air quality in Augusta National Golf Club – Championship Course is fair. AQI and O3 are fair; PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 7:00 AM (O3: 23.9/100).
Tomorrow (10 August 2026): Air quality in Augusta National Golf Club – Championship Course is fair. All pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 1:00 PM (O3: 22.5/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.

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Augusta National Golf Club air quality reflects the Georgia Savannah River valley Piedmont position, with vehicle traffic on Washington Road and concentrated Masters tournament visitor traffic contributing seasonal local sources. The flat Georgia Piedmont allows reasonable dispersal, while the course's extraordinary tree canopy provides natural filtration and Augusta National generally maintains moderate Georgia Piedmont metropolitan readings throughout most of the year.

Today - 9 August | Pollution peaks at 07:00

AQI:

Fair

23.9/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

11.9/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

12.1/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

0.2/100

O3 (ozone):

Fair

23.9/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

0.3/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

1.2/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

5.0/100

Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day

Tomorrow - 10 August | Pollution peaks at 13:00

AQI:

Fair

22.5/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

10.9/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

11.4/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

0.6/100

O3 (ozone):

Fair

22.5/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

0.3/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

1.9/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

5.0/100

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is air quality bad in Augusta National Golf Club – Championship Course right now?

On 9 August 2026, overall air quality in Augusta National Golf Club – Championship Course is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 23.9/100. Pollution peaks around 7:00 AM (O3: 23.9/100).

Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Augusta National Golf Club – Championship Course?

On 10 August 2026, air quality conditions in Augusta National Golf Club – Championship Course will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 22.5/100. Pollution peaks around 1:00 PM (O3: 22.5/100).

When is air pollution at its worst in Augusta National Golf Club – Championship Course?

This golf course in Augusta sees air quality shift through the year. Typically, once summer humidity fades, winter typically offers the most consistently clean air, while hot, humid summer days bring the highest ozone risk, amplified by natural emissions from the dense surrounding forests. Occasional agricultural or prescribed-burning smoke can add short-lived particulate spikes outside the main summer ozone season.

Are air quality levels in Augusta National Golf Club – Championship Course 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: 10 August 2026 at 02:34 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)

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