Worst air pollution Great Bend, today and tomorrow

On 9 August 2026, overall air quality in Great Bend is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 39.2/100. Pollution peaks around 1:00 AM (NO2: 39.2/100).

On 10 August 2026, air quality conditions in Great Bend will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 37.6/100. Pollution peaks around 10:00 AM (O3: 37.6/100).

Great Bend sees air quality change through the year. In short, a quiet stretch in deep winter is often the cleanest time, once the growing-season dust has settled, whereas strong spring winds can raise dust suddenly, and summer heat adds its own ozone risk on top. Because the land is so open here, air quality tends to bounce back quickly once the wind returns.

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.