Worst air pollution City of Troy, today and tomorrow

On 9 August 2026, overall air quality in City of Troy is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 33.2/100. Pollution peaks around 7:00 AM (O3: 33.2/100).

On 10 August 2026, air quality conditions in City of Troy will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 31.0/100. Pollution peaks around 1:00 PM (O3: 31.0/100).

Winter months routinely bring the sharpest rise in particulate matter to this area, when wood-burning and furnace use rise just as calm, cold air traps the smoke locally. As temperatures rise, ozone typically becomes the dominant summer issue around here, as heat and sunlight drive photochemical smog, occasionally worsened by drifting wildfire smoke. Between the winter and summer extremes, spring and fall usually bring the year's most consistently clear air.

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.