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The table below shows the air pollution forecast for up to 5 days in advance for each local authority in Scotland.

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Local Authority Today 19th Mar Wed 20th Mar Thu 21st Mar Fri 22nd Mar Sat 23rd Mar
Aberdeen City Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Aberdeenshire Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Angus Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Argyll and Bute Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Clackmannanshire Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Dumfries and Galloway Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Dundee City Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
East Ayrshire Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
East Dunbartonshire Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
East Lothian Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
East Renfrewshire Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Edinburgh, City of Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Eilean Siar Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Falkirk Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Fife Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Glasgow City Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Highland Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Inverclyde Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Midlothian Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Moray Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
North Ayrshire Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
North Lanarkshire Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Orkney Islands Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Perth and Kinross Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Renfrewshire Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Scottish Borders Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Shetland Islands Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
South Ayrshire Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
South Lanarkshire Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
Stirling Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
West Dunbartonshire Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)
West Lothian Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3) Low (3)

Air Quality Index

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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