Worst air pollution Hunting Creek - Sylvania Township, today and tomorrow

On 30 August 2026, overall air quality in Hunting Creek is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 37.6/100. Pollution peaks around 10:00 AM (O3: 37.6/100).

On 31 August 2026, air quality conditions in Hunting Creek will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 30.0/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 AM (O3: 30.0/100).

Air quality often dips most sharply during winter in this area, as wood and furnace heating combine with still, cold air that traps smoke close to the ground. Summer shifts the concern toward ground-level ozone here too, as heat and sunlight drive photochemical smog, occasionally worsened by drifting wildfire smoke. Between the winter and summer extremes, spring and fall usually bring the year's most consistently clear air.

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.