Air quality

Air quality in Muridke today

Updated

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (US AQI 129) People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. Model estimate for Mon, Oct 26, 6:00 am (01:00 UTC).

Live AQI, PM2.5, PM10 and ozone for Muridke, Punjab, Pakistan, with a 48-hour forecast and the best time to be outside.

US AQI now
129 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
PM2.5
59 µg/m³ 3.9× WHO 24-h guideline
PM10
63 µg/m³
Ozone
51 µg/m³
Dominant pollutant
PM2.5 sub-index 129
Best hour today
9:00 pm AQI 117
European AQI
65

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Air quality in Muridke right now

Right now the modelled US Air Quality Index for Muridke, Punjab, Pakistan is 129, which falls in the "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" band (up to 150). People with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.

The index is driven mainly by PM2.5, whose own sub-index is 129. Fine and coarse particles come from traffic, heating, industry, dust and smoke; they build up on calm nights and clear when wind or rain arrives.

PM2.5 is 59 µg/m³, 3.9 times the WHO 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³; PM10 is 63 µg/m³ against a guideline of 45; ozone is 51 µg/m³ (below the WHO 8-hour level of 100); nitrogen dioxide is 19 µg/m³ (below the 24-hour guideline of 25).

Also this hour: carbon monoxide 561 µg/m³.

Muridke AQI forecast: next 48 hours

Over the next 24 hours the AQI is forecast to range from 110 around Tue 4:00 am to 129 around Mon 6:00 am, staying "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" throughout.

The following day looks similar, averaging about 121.

Local time (Asia/Karachi)US AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³PM10 µg/m³Ozone µg/m³
Mon 6:00 am129Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups59.16351
Mon 9:00 am125Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups50.45487
Mon 12:00 pm125Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups23.228160
Mon 3:00 pm122Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups19.324146
Mon 6:00 pm120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups32.235100
Mon 9:00 pm117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups34.53779
Tue 12:00 am113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups43.84870
Tue 3:00 am111Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups52.65757
Tue 6:00 am110Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups64.77044
Tue 9:00 am113Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups60.86579
Tue 12:00 pm116Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups27.832170
Tue 3:00 pm117Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups2125159
Tue 6:00 pm125Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups39.643103
Tue 9:00 pm122Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups56.75964
Wed 12:00 am129Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups58.16158
Wed 3:00 am133Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups62.26650
Wed 6:00 am135Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups73.37838

Every third hour of the CAMS forecast via Open-Meteo. US AQI uses rolling averages (24 h for particles, 8 h for ozone), so it moves more slowly than the hourly concentrations.

Best time to be outside in Muridke today

Between 6 am and 9 pm local time, the cleanest air today is forecast around 9:00 pm (AQI 117, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and the worst around 6:00 am (AQI 129). That is a swing of 12 points, so a run or walk around 9:00 pm is noticeably better.

Muridke vs the rest of Pakistan

Across 52 Pakistan cities we track, the average US AQI right now is 119 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). Muridke at 129 is 10 points worse than average.

For context, the median across 3,909 cities worldwide is 57.

Air quality in cities near Muridke

CityDistanceUS AQICategoryPM2.5 µg/m³
Kamoke19 km127Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups54.5
Eminabad27 km127Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups54.5
Shekhupura28 km138Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups57.9
Lahore29 km141Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups57.3
Model Town36 km141Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups57.3
Gujranwala40 km131Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups60.3
Hafizabad61 km137Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups67.5
Amritsar62 km145Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups59.5

Model vs measured

We found no measured PM2.5 sensor cell within 25 km of Muridke, so the numbers on this page are model estimates. Models capture regional pollution well but can miss very local sources such as a busy road or a nearby fire.

Wildfire smoke

PM2.5 is forecast to reach 65 µg/m³ in the next 24 hours while NASA satellites detected 222 fire hotspots within 300 km in the last day (nearest about 18 km away). Smoke is a likely contributor: keep windows closed, run an air purifier or HVAC filter, and check the fire map before heading out.

Advice for sensitive groups

At 129, children, older adults, pregnant people and anyone with asthma, COPD or heart disease should limit time outdoors, especially strenuous activity. A well-fitted N95/FFP2 mask cuts particle exposure; it does not filter ozone.

What the US AQI numbers mean

US AQICategoryWhat it means
0-50GoodAir quality is satisfactory and poses little or no risk; a good time for outdoor activity.
51-100ModerateAcceptable for most people. Unusually sensitive people should consider shortening long or heavy exertion outdoors.
101-150Unhealthy for Sensitive GroupsPeople with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should cut back on prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
151-200UnhealthyEveryone should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors; sensitive groups should avoid it and keep windows closed.
201-300Very UnhealthyHealth alert: everyone should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors, and sensitive groups should stay indoors.
301-500HazardousEmergency conditions: everyone should avoid all outdoor physical activity and stay indoors with filtered air if possible. The scale tops out at 500; heavier dust or smoke is shown as 500.

Values on this page are modelled by CAMS (Copernicus) and served by Open-Meteo; they are estimates for the area around the city centre, not readings from an official monitor.

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Data: Open-Meteo Air Quality API, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), NASA FIRMS.