Worst air pollution Loring Park - Minneapolis, today and tomorrow

Today (16 July): Air quality in Loring Park is fair. AQI and O3 are fair; PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 6:00 AM (O3: 37.0/100).
Tomorrow (17 July 2026): Air quality in Loring Park is fair. All pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 7:00 AM (O3: 30.4/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.

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Minneapolis' Loring Park air quality benefits from the 24-acre downtown Minneapolis park's greenspace providing natural filtration adjacent to the Walker Art Center cultural campus. Vehicle traffic on the surrounding Hennepin Avenue corridor contributes local sources, while the park's green buffer and the Loring Pond's water body provide modest ventilation and generally maintain better conditions than the surrounding dense downtown corridors throughout most of the year.

Today - 16 July | Pollution peaks at 06:00

AQI:

Fair

37.0/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

6.9/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

3.1/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

5.6/100

O3 (ozone):

Fair

37.0/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

1.4/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

4.5/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

5.9/100

Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day

Tomorrow - 17 July | Pollution peaks at 07:00

AQI:

Fair

30.4/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

6.7/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

3.0/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

6.9/100

O3 (ozone):

Fair

30.4/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

1.0/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

3.4/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

5.6/100

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is air quality bad in Loring Park right now?

On 16 July 2026, overall air quality in Loring Park is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 37.0/100. Pollution peaks around 6:00 AM (O3: 37.0/100).

Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Loring Park?

On 17 July 2026, air quality conditions in Loring Park will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 30.4/100. Pollution peaks around 7:00 AM (O3: 30.4/100).

When is air pollution at its worst in Loring Park?

This neighborhood in Minneapolis sees air quality shift through the year, as the calmest air usually arrives in winter, between planting and harvest dust events; by contrast, summer heat waves and the dust of planting and harvest seasons are the main annual concerns. Farm-heavy surrounding land is the main source of the seasonal dust spikes.

Are air quality levels in Loring Park 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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