Air quality in Newcastle today
Australia · Updated Friday 13:00 (local time) · Model data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service
Poor European AQI
Consider less intense outdoor activity, especially if you have heart or lung conditions.
Pollutants right now
| Pollutant | Value | Level |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 18 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 20 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 2 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 151 µg/m³ | Poor |
The pollutant that matters most in Newcastle right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Newcastle is expected to be worst around Fri 14:00 (AQI 73, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 22:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 14:00 | 73 | Poor | 18 |
| Fri 17:00 | 36 | Fair | 13 |
| Fri 20:00 | 33 | Fair | 11 |
| Fri 23:00 | 28 | Fair | 9 |
| Sat 02:00 | 32 | Fair | 11 |
| Sat 05:00 | 38 | Fair | 14 |
| Sat 08:00 | 44 | Moderate | 22 |
| Sat 11:00 | 67 | Poor | 18 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Newcastle was 33, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 3 Sept, the most polluted 30 Aug.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Newcastle good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Newcastle is 76, which is poor. Consider less intense outdoor activity, especially if you have heart or lung conditions.
- What pollutes the air in Newcastle?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Newcastle. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Newcastle be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Newcastle is expected to be worst around Fri 14:00 (AQI 73, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 22:00.
- 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.