Air quality in Salt Lake City today
United States · Updated Thursday 17:00 (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 | 5 µg/m³ | Good |
| PM10 | 8 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 1 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 130 µg/m³ | Moderate |
The pollutant that matters most in Salt Lake City right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Salt Lake City is expected to be worst around Thu 18:00 (AQI 63, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 10:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 18:00 | 63 | Poor | 5 |
| Thu 21:00 | 41 | Moderate | 9 |
| Fri 00:00 | 57 | Moderate | 15 |
| Fri 03:00 | 55 | Moderate | 15 |
| Fri 06:00 | 46 | Moderate | 10 |
| Fri 09:00 | 31 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 12:00 | 39 | Fair | 5 |
| Fri 15:00 | 47 | Moderate | 6 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Salt Lake City was 43, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 1 Sept, the most polluted 13 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Salt Lake City good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Salt Lake City is 65, which is poor. Consider less intense outdoor activity, especially if you have heart or lung conditions.
- What pollutes the air in Salt Lake City?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Salt Lake City. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Salt Lake City be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Salt Lake City is expected to be worst around Thu 18:00 (AQI 63, poor). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 10:00.
- 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.