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Scotland air pollution forecast

Latest forecast summary

Low air pollution to continue for all areas in Scotland.

This information was last updated: 11am on 13th October 2019

Today

Air pollution levels to continue low for all areas in Scotland

Tomorrow

Low air pollution is forecast for the whole of Scotland

Outlook

Low air pollution to continue for all areas in Scotland.

5-day air pollution forecast map

The map shows the air pollution forecast for each local authority in Scotland.

» View a full forecast summary for each local authority

The following days are available to view:

Today (14th October 2019) Tuesday (15th October 2019) Wednesday (16th October 2019) Thursday (17th October 2019) Friday (18th October 2019)

Thursday (17th October 2019)

Sorry, the map isn't available on this size screen, but instead you can view a full summary of the forecast for each local authority.

Index (1-10)

1 2 3 Low

4 5 6 Moderate

7 8 9 High

10 Very high

Air pollution maps are based on UK data provided by the Met Office, for further details please see the Defra UK-AIR website. Detailed analysis, interpretation and commentary Specific for Scotland forecast is provided by the Ricardo Energy and Environment Air Quality Forecasting team (aqforecasters@ricardo-aea.com).

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