Air quality in Ostend today
Belgium · Updated Friday 02:00 (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 | 13 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 18 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 20 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 39 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Ostend right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
The air in Ostend should stay good to fair for the next 24 hours. The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 22:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 03:00 | 36 | Fair | 13 |
| Fri 06:00 | 37 | Fair | 14 |
| Fri 09:00 | 34 | Fair | 12 |
| Fri 12:00 | 27 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 15:00 | 34 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 18:00 | 37 | Fair | 7 |
| Fri 21:00 | 26 | Fair | 8 |
| Sat 00:00 | 25 | Fair | 8 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Ostend was 27, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 9 Sept, the most polluted 22 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Ostend good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Ostend is 35, which is fair. Fine for almost everyone.
- What pollutes the air in Ostend?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Ostend. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Ostend be cleanest?
- The air in Ostend should stay good to fair for the next 24 hours. 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.