Worst air pollution New Bern, today and tomorrow
Today (16 July): Air quality in New Bern is poor. AQI and NO2 are poor; PM2.5, SO2, and PM1 are fair; PM10 and O3 are medium; CO and HCHO are good. Pollution peaks around 9:00 PM (NO2: 65.7/100).
Tomorrow (17 July 2026): Air quality in New Bern is poor. PM10 increases to fair; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (NO2: 62.7/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Air quality in New Bern is driven mostly by coastal North Carolina humidity — river breezes generally help keep air quality favorable. These factors combine to give New Bern a fairly typical seasonal air quality pattern for this part of the country. Visitors and residents alike tend to notice the clearest air outside the warmest summer weeks.
Today - 16 July | Pollution peaks at 21:00
AQI:
Poor
65.7/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Fair
36.7/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Medium
41.4/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Poor
65.7/100
O3 (ozone):
Medium
41.4/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Fair
27.8/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
5.2/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Fair
30.6/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 17 July | Pollution peaks at 00:00
AQI:
Poor
62.7/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Fair
37.2/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Fair
25.2/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Poor
62.7/100
O3 (ozone):
Medium
43.1/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Fair
20.9/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
5.6/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Fair
30.8/100
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Is air quality bad in New Bern right now?
On 16 July 2026, overall air quality in New Bern is poor. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 65.7/100. Pollution peaks around 9:00 PM (NO2: 65.7/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in New Bern?
On 17 July 2026, air quality conditions in New Bern will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at poor at 62.7/100. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (NO2: 62.7/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in New Bern?
Seasonal changes shape air quality across New Bern, as the cleanest conditions usually arrive in winter, once the humid summer ozone season has ended; by contrast, long, hot, humid summers bring the year's worst ozone readings. Occasional agricultural or prescribed-burning smoke can add short-lived particulate spikes outside the main summer ozone season.
Are air quality levels in New Bern 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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