Air quality in Carlsbad today
United States · Updated Thursday 18:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Fair European AQI
Fine for almost everyone.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6 µg/m³ | Good |
| PM10 | 8 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 1 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 90 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Carlsbad right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
The air in Carlsbad should stay good to fair for the next 24 hours. The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 01:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 19:00 | 32 | Fair | 9 |
| Thu 22:00 | 37 | Fair | 13 |
| Fri 01:00 | 22 | Fair | 5 |
| Fri 04:00 | 34 | Fair | 12 |
| Fri 07:00 | 33 | Fair | 12 |
| Fri 10:00 | 33 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 13:00 | 39 | Fair | 7 |
| Fri 16:00 | 38 | Fair | 5 |
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Carlsbad good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Carlsbad is 35, which is fair. Fine for almost everyone.
- What pollutes the air in Carlsbad?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Carlsbad. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Carlsbad be cleanest?
- The air in Carlsbad should stay good to fair for the next 24 hours. The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 01:00.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wheezair shows model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), served by Open-Meteo: about 11 km resolution in Europe and 40 km elsewhere, updated daily. They are not station measurements, so a busy street can be worse than its city's value.