Air quality in Cobh today
Updated 01:01. The forecast updates every six hours.
European Air Quality Index
Fair
Index 20 at its highest today, on a scale where under 20 is good and over 100 is extremely poor.
- For most people
- A good day to be outside.
- If you have asthma or a heart or lung condition
- No need to change your plans.
What’s in the air
Fine particles (PM2.5)
Good
Up to 4 µg/m³
Coarse particles (PM10)
Good
Up to 7 µg/m³
Nitrogen dioxide
Good
Up to 7 µg/m³
Ozone
Fair
Up to 60 µg/m³
UV
Low, 1
No sun cream needed
The days ahead
Today
Fair
UV 1
Tomorrow
Fair
UV 2
Thursday
Fair
UV 1
Autumn: clean air, until the fires start
Autumn air is usually clean and breezy. As evenings get colder and home heating comes on, smoke starts to build up on still nights in towns, especially where coal or turf is burned.
Other places in Cork
This is a forecast from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, for an area about 10 km across. Smoke from fires on your own street can be worse than the forecast shows. For measured readings, see the EPA’s monitoring stations at airquality.ie.
Questions
What is the air quality in Cobh today?
The top of this page shows today’s European Air Quality Index for Cobh, from Good to Extremely poor, with fine particles, nitrogen dioxide, ozone and UV. It updates every six hours.
What is the European Air Quality Index?
It combines fine particles (PM2.5 and PM10), nitrogen dioxide and ozone into one scale with six bands: Good, Fair, Moderate, Poor, Very poor and Extremely poor. The worst of the four pollutants sets the band.
When is air quality worst in Ireland?
On cold, still winter evenings, when smoke from coal, turf and wood fires builds up in towns. In summer, ozone can rise on hot, sunny afternoons with an easterly breeze.
Is this measured or forecast?
It is a forecast from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service. For measured readings from monitoring stations, see the EPA at airquality.ie.