Worst air pollution Silverthorne, today and tomorrow

On 20 July 2026, overall air quality in Silverthorne is poor. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 60.2/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 60.2/100).

On 21 July 2026, air quality conditions in Silverthorne will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at poor at 60.2/100. Pollution peaks around 12:00 AM (NO2: 60.2/100).

Silverthorne experiences a distinct seasonal swing in air quality: a brief window in autumn tends to bring the year's best air, before winter inversions set in, but summer brings regional wildfire smoke, while winter brings its own inversion-driven pollution episodes. Higher-elevation, more exposed locations generally avoid the worst of the valley inversion episodes.

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.