Air quality in Driefontein today
South Africa · Updated Friday 04:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Moderate European AQI
Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 24 µg/m³ | Moderate |
| PM10 | 25 µg/m³ | Fair |
| NO₂ | 7 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 69 µg/m³ | Fair |
The pollutant that matters most in Driefontein right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Driefontein is expected to be worst around Fri 15:00 (AQI 68, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 08:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 05:00 | 48 | Moderate | 29 |
| Fri 08:00 | 39 | Fair | 15 |
| Fri 11:00 | 55 | Moderate | 11 |
| Fri 14:00 | 67 | Poor | 19 |
| Fri 17:00 | 66 | Poor | 21 |
| Fri 20:00 | 43 | Moderate | 20 |
| Fri 23:00 | 44 | Moderate | 22 |
| Sat 02:00 | 48 | Moderate | 29 |
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Driefontein good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Driefontein is 45, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Driefontein?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Driefontein. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Driefontein be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Driefontein is expected to be worst around Fri 15:00 (AQI 68, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 08:00.
- 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.