Air quality in Port Shepstone today
South Africa · Updated Friday 08:00 (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 | 15 µg/m³ | Fair |
| PM10 | 17 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 4 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 50 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Port Shepstone right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Port Shepstone is expected to be worst around Fri 14:00 (AQI 75, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 08:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 09:00 | 43 | Moderate | 21 |
| Fri 12:00 | 70 | Poor | 25 |
| Fri 15:00 | 73 | Poor | 25 |
| Fri 18:00 | 43 | Moderate | 20 |
| Fri 21:00 | 43 | Moderate | 21 |
| Sat 00:00 | 47 | Moderate | 28 |
| Sat 03:00 | 51 | Moderate | 35 |
| Sat 06:00 | 43 | Moderate | 21 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Port Shepstone was 38, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 17 Sept, the most polluted 10 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Port Shepstone good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Port Shepstone is 39, which is fair. Fine for almost everyone.
- What pollutes the air in Port Shepstone?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Port Shepstone. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Port Shepstone be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Port Shepstone is expected to be worst around Fri 14:00 (AQI 75, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Sat 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.