Air quality in Elko today
United States · Updated Thursday 16:00 (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 | 3 µg/m³ | Good |
| PM10 | 3 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 0 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 113 µg/m³ | Moderate |
The pollutant that matters most in Elko right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Elko is expected to be worst around Fri 13:00 (AQI 55, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 08:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 17:00 | 51 | Moderate | 3 |
| Thu 20:00 | 34 | Fair | 3 |
| Thu 23:00 | 23 | Fair | 4 |
| Fri 02:00 | 27 | Fair | 4 |
| Fri 05:00 | 28 | Fair | 4 |
| Fri 08:00 | 20 | Good | 2 |
| Fri 11:00 | 46 | Moderate | 5 |
| Fri 14:00 | 55 | Moderate | 8 |
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Elko good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Elko is 53, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Elko?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Elko. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Elko be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Elko is expected to be worst around Fri 13:00 (AQI 55, moderate). 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.