Latest Air Pollution Levels
Summary from 98 monitoring sites.
Last updated at 14:00 on Tuesday 28th April 2026
Latest Air Quality Forecast
Today:
Low air pollution is forecast for all areas of Scotland.
Tomorrow:
Possible moderate air pollution for northern Highlands, western isles, Orkney and Shetlands as ozone levels increase over rural areas.
Outlook:
Moderate pollution levels for most of main land Scotland as calm warm weather conditions and air from the continent brings poor pollution dispersion conditions.
Last updated: 01:51 PM on Tue 28th April 2026
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