Worst air pollution Carbondale, today and tomorrow

On 20 July 2026, overall air quality in Carbondale is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 33.3/100. Pollution peaks around 2:00 PM (O3: 33.3/100).

On 21 July 2026, air quality conditions in Carbondale will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 37.0/100. Pollution peaks around 10:00 AM (O3: 37.0/100).

Conditions in Carbondale vary noticeably across the seasons. In short, autumn is often the cleanest stretch, between wildfire season and the onset of winter inversions, whereas winter temperature inversions can trap cold air and pollution in valleys and basins for days at a time. Higher-elevation, more exposed locations generally avoid the worst of the valley inversion episodes.

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.

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.