Air quality in Morioka today
Estimated levels of fine dust and gases in Morioka for the coming hours, from NASA's global air quality model. See if today is a good day to open the windows, go for a run or take the kids outside.
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PM2.5 forecast for the next 48 hours
These are model estimates for an area of about 25 x 25 km, not readings from a station on your street. Near busy roads and in winter heating season the real values can be higher.
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FAQ
What is the air quality in Morioka today?
The box at the top shows the current estimate for Morioka and the average for the next 24 hours, compared with World Health Organization guidelines. The colour tells you at a glance whether the air is clean.
Will there be smog in Morioka tomorrow?
The chart shows PM2.5 every 3 hours for the next two days. Higher, orange or red bars mean more fine dust in the air.
What do PM2.5 and PM10 mean?
Particles smaller than 2.5 and 10 micrometres. PM2.5 is the most harmful because it reaches deep into the lungs. The WHO recommends a 24-hour average of no more than 15 µg/m³ for PM2.5 and 45 µg/m³ for PM10.
Where does the data come from?
From the GEOS-CF model by NASA's Global Modeling and Assimilation Office, which combines weather, emissions and satellite data into a global air quality forecast. We refresh it once a day.
Data: NASA GMAO GEOS-CF air quality forecast (Keller et al. 2021, Knowland et al. 2022).