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Latest Air Pollution Levels

Summary from 99 monitoring sites.

Last updated at 22:00 on Friday 18th July 2025


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Interactive monitoring network map

Latest Air Quality Forecast

Today:

Low air pollution for most areas as clean air from the west brings good dispersion conditions. Potential to see Ozone levels into the Moderate banding across the Orkney and Shetland Islands

Tomorrow:

Potential to see Ozone levels rise into the Moderate banding across the Northern and Eastern regions of Scotland

Outlook:

Potential to see Ozone levels rise into the Moderate banding across the Northern regions of Scotland


Last updated: 01:19 PM on Fri 18th July 2025
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Forecast 5-day summary

Highest measured level

 
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The interactive map above can be used to explore different Scottish air quality monitoring sites. Select a monitoring site to see detailed site information and the latest pollution measurements.

Latest measurement by area

Click a coloured area on the map to view information for a specific region.

Near real-time monitoring data is not available for this local authority.

The twenty-third edition of the Scottish Air Quality Database (SAQD) stakeholder newsletter has been published, on behalf of the Scottish Government, by Ricardo.

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A new tool has been added to the Air Quality in Scotland website to allow users to easily explore the ambient air quality concentration data from the Scottish Government's Pollution Climate Mapping