Air pollution forecast

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  • Today : Cloudy and damp conditions will help to keep air pollution levels Low in the north of the UK. Mostly Low air pollution levels in the south, but sunny and fine conditions mean that the odd pocket of Moderate air pollution is possible.
  • Tomorrow : Mostly Low levels of air pollution, but some areas of Moderate pollution remain possible in the southeast.
  • Outlook : Increasing areas of Moderate air pollution later this week and into the weekend as fine and very warm conditions spread northwards.

Issued at 17/06/2025 3am

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Updated at 17/06/2025 04:00

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Summary from 195 monitoring sites.

Generated at 17/06/2025 04:00

Number of monitoring sites in each pollution band. Values are based on pollution level measured for the latest hour and are provisional.
Pollution Band Number of Sites
Low185 Sites
No Data10 Sites

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