Worst air pollution Virginia Hills - Town of Goshen, today and tomorrow

On 30 August 2026, overall air quality in Virginia Hills is fair. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 39.3/100. Pollution peaks around 1:00 PM (O3: 39.3/100).

On 31 August 2026, air quality conditions in Virginia Hills will be similar to today, with AQI forecast at fair at 29.0/100. Pollution peaks around 1:00 PM (O3: 29.0/100).

Winter months routinely bring the sharpest rise in particulate matter to this area, as cold, still air holds wood smoke and heating emissions close to the ground through winter. Once summer sets in, ground-level ozone becomes the bigger local concern, as heat and sunlight drive photochemical smog, occasionally worsened by drifting wildfire smoke.

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.