Air quality in Waco today
United States · Updated Thursday 19:00 (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 | 6 µg/m³ | Good |
| PM10 | 6 µg/m³ | Good |
| NO₂ | 2 µg/m³ | Good |
| O₃ | 108 µg/m³ | Moderate |
The pollutant that matters most in Waco right now is O₃.
Forecast: next 24 hours
Over the next 24 hours the air in Waco is expected to be worst around Fri 15:00 (AQI 59, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 03:00.
| Time | AQI | Level | PM2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 20:00 | 42 | Moderate | 6 |
| Thu 23:00 | 32 | Fair | 7 |
| Fri 02:00 | 26 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 05:00 | 26 | Fair | 8 |
| Fri 08:00 | 28 | Fair | 9 |
| Fri 11:00 | 34 | Fair | 10 |
| Fri 14:00 | 56 | Moderate | 9 |
| Fri 17:00 | 57 | Moderate | 7 |
The last 30 days
Over the last 30 days the average daily AQI in Waco was 30, with 0 day(s) rated poor or worse. The cleanest day was 13 Sept, the most polluted 18 Sept.
Questions and answers
- Is the air in Waco good today?
- Right now the European Air Quality Index in Waco is 48, which is moderate. Sensitive people may want to take it easier outdoors.
- What pollutes the air in Waco?
- At the moment O₃ contributes most to the air quality index in Waco. The index takes the worst of fine particles (PM2.5), coarser particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulphur dioxide.
- When will the air in Waco be cleanest?
- Over the next 24 hours the air in Waco is expected to be worst around Fri 15:00 (AQI 59, moderate). The cleanest hour is expected around Fri 03:00.
- 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.