Worst air pollution Virginia Living Museum - Newport News, today and tomorrow
Today (16 July): Air quality in Virginia Living Museum is medium. AQI and O3 are medium; PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, HCHO, and PM1 are good. Pollution peaks around 12:00 PM (O3: 44.7/100).
Tomorrow (17 July 2026): Air quality in Virginia Living Museum is fair. AQI worsens to fair; O3 increases to fair; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 1:00 PM (O3: 38.5/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.
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Virginia Living Museum, situated at a nature museum and wildlife park, sees the same seasonal air quality swings that shape the rest of Newport News. Any local variation tends to be minor compared with the seasonal swings seen across the wider city.
Today - 16 July | Pollution peaks at 12:00
AQI:
Medium
44.7/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
17.0/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
8.5/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
5.6/100
O3 (ozone):
Medium
44.7/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
1.1/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
2.2/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
10.9/100
Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day
Tomorrow - 17 July | Pollution peaks at 13:00
AQI:
Fair
38.5/100
PM2.5 (fine particles):
Good
15.8/100
PM10 (coarse particles):
Good
6.5/100
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):
Good
4.0/100
O3 (ozone):
Fair
38.5/100
SO2 (sulfur dioxide):
Good
1.5/100
CO (carbon monoxide):
Good
0.0/100
HCHO (formaldehyde):
Good
2.3/100
PM1 (ultrafine particles):
Good
8.8/100
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is air quality bad in Virginia Living Museum right now?
On 16 July 2026, overall air quality in Virginia Living Museum is medium. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 44.7/100. Pollution peaks around 12:00 PM (O3: 44.7/100).
Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Virginia Living Museum?
On 17 July 2026, air quality conditions in Virginia Living Museum will be worse than today, with AQI forecast at fair at 38.5/100. Pollution peaks around 1:00 PM (O3: 38.5/100).
When is air pollution at its worst in Virginia Living Museum?
Conditions at Virginia Living Museum vary noticeably across the seasons. In short, the cleanest stretch of the year usually comes in winter, whereas summer heat waves bring the highest ozone risk, compounded by pollution drifting in from the wider region. Dense urban traffic corridors add a persistent background level of pollution that varies less by season than ozone does.
Are air quality levels in Virginia Living Museum 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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