Air quality in Sooke today
Canada · Updated Thursday 20:00 (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 | 43 µg/m³ | Poor |
| PM10 | 45 µg/m³ | Moderate |
| NO₂ | 25 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 46 µg/m³ | Good |
The pollutant that matters most in Sooke right now is PM2.5.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Sooke is expected to be worst around Thu 21:00 (AQI 50, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 19:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 21:00 | 50 | Moderate | 33 |
| Fri 00:00 | 44 | Moderate | 21 |
| Fri 03:00 | 42 | Moderate | 19 |
| Fri 06:00 | 43 | Moderate | 21 |
| Fri 09:00 | 45 | Moderate | 25 |
| Fri 12:00 | 47 | Moderate | 27 |
| Fri 15:00 | 31 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 18:00 | 31 | Fair | 10 |
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Sooke good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Sooke is 56, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Sooke?
- At the moment PM2.5 contributes most to the air quality index in Sooke. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Sooke be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Sooke is expected to be worst around Thu 21:00 (AQI 50, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 19:00.
- 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.