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Air Quality Forecast for Devon

Forecast published on Thu, 18 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0100.

Values are for predicted maximum pollution levels, ranging from 1 (lowest pollution, best air quality) to 10 (highest pollution, worst air quality).

Colour key: Lowest pollution Highest pollution

Defra monitoring locations are shown by

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Forecast locations in Devon

Location Today Tomorrow Saturday Sunday Monday
Ansteys Cove (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Appledore 3 3 3 3 3
Arlington Court 3 3 3 3 3
Ashburton 3 3 3 3 3
Avon Dam Reservoir 3 3 3 3 3
Awliscombe 3 3 3 3 3
Axminster 3 3 3 3 3
Babbacombe Bay 3 3 3 3 3
Bantham (beach) 3 3 2 3 3
Barne Barton 3 3 2 3 3
Barnstaple 3 3 3 3 3
Beacon Cove (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Beardown Tors 3 3 3 3 3
Beer (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Beer Youth Hostel 3 3 3 3 3
Bellever Youth Hostel 3 3 3 3 3
Bickleigh Castle 3 3 3 3 3
Bicton Park Gardens 3 3 3 3 3
Bideford 3 3 3 3 3
Bigbury-on-sea 3 3 2 3 3
Bigbury Bay 3 3 2 3 3
Blackpool Sands 3 3 3 3 3
Bovey Tracey 3 3 3 3 3
Bovisand Bay (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Braunton 3 3 3 3 3
Brayford 3 3 3 3 3
Brixham 3 3 3 3 3
Broadhembury 3 3 3 3 3
Broadsands Beach (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Buckfastleigh 3 3 3 3 3
Buckland In The Moor 3 3 3 3 3
Budleigh Salterton 3 3 3 3 3
Burrator Reservoir 3 3 2 3 3
Caddow Combe 3 3 3 3 3
Castle Drogo 3 3 3 3 3
Chagford 3 3 3 3 3
Challaborough 3 3 2 3 3
Chillington 3 3 3 3 3
Chivenor 3 3 3 3 3
Chudleigh 3 3 3 3 3
Chulmleigh 3 3 3 3 3
Clifton Hill Ski Slope Exeter 3 3 3 3 3
Cocks Hill 3 3 3 3 3
Colebrooke 3 3 3 3 3
Coleton Fishacre Garden 3 3 3 3 3
Combe Martin 3 3 3 3 3
Compton 3 3 2 3 3
Cornwood 3 3 2 3 3
Cosdon Hill 3 3 3 3 3
Cranmere Pool 3 3 3 3 3
Crealy Adventure Park Devon 3 3 3 3 3
Crediton 3 3 3 3 3
Crownhill 3 3 2 3 3
Croyde Bay (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Croyde (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Cullompton 3 3 3 3 3
Cut Hill 3 3 3 3 3
Dartington Hall Grounds 3 3 3 3 3
Dartington Youth Hostel 3 3 3 3 3
Dartmeet 3 3 3 3 3
Dartmouth 3 3 3 3 3
Dartmouth Castle And Sugary Cove (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Dawlish 3 3 3 3 3
Dawlish - Coryton Cove (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Dawlish Warren (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Down St. Mary 3 3 3 3 3
Duck's Pool 3 3 3 3 3
Dunkeswell Aerodrome 3 3 3 3 3
Egg Buckland 3 3 2 3 3
Elmscott Youth Hostel 3 3 3 3 3
Ernesettle 3 3 2 3 3
Escot 3 3 3 3 3
Exeter 3 3 3 3 3
Exeter Airport 3 3 3 3 3
Exeter International Airport 3 3 3 3 3
Exeter Racecourse 3 3 3 3 3
Exeter Youth Hostel 3 3 3 3 3
Exe Estuary 3 3 3 3 3
Exmouth 3 3 3 3 3
Fernwood Ottery St. Mary 3 3 3 3 3
Fernworthy Reservoir 3 3 3 3 3
Ford 3 3 2 3 3
Fur Tor 3 3 3 3 3
Great Kneeset 3 3 3 3 3
Great Mis Tor 3 3 3 3 3
Great Torrington 3 3 3 3 3
Haldon 3 3 3 3 3
Ham 3 3 2 3 3
Hameldown Tor 3 3 3 3 3
Hangingstone Hill 3 3 3 3 3
Hartland Quay (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Hatherleigh 3 3 3 3 3
Haytor 3 3 3 3 3
Haytor Vale 3 3 3 3 3
Higher White Tor 3 3 3 3 3
High Willhays 3 3 3 3 3
Hiscott 3 3 3 3 3
Holsworthy 3 3 3 3 3
Honicknowle 3 3 2 3 3
Honiton 3 3 3 3 3
Hope Cove (beach) 3 3 2 3 3
Hound Tor (manaton) 3 3 3 3 3
Ilfracombe 3 3 3 3 3
Ilfracombe - Tunnels Beach (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Ilfracombe Youth Hostel 3 3 3 3 3
Instow Youth Hostel 3 3 3 3 3
Ivybridge 3 3 2 3 3
Kennick Reservoir 3 3 3 3 3
Kestor Rock 3 3 3 3 3
Killerton 3 3 3 3 3
Kingsbridge 3 3 2 3 3
Kingsteignton 3 3 3 3 3
Kitty Tor 3 3 3 3 3
Knightshayes Court 3 3 3 3 3
Laira 3 3 2 3 3
Landkey 3 3 3 3 3
Lifton 3 3 3 3 3
Loddiswell 3 3 2 3 3
Lundy Island 3 3 3 3 3
Lynch Tor 3 3 3 3 3
Lynmouth 3 3 3 3 3
Lynton 3 3 3 3 3
Lynton Youth Hostel 3 3 3 3 3
Manaton 3 3 3 3 3
Marwood Hill Gardens 3 3 3 3 3
Maypool Youth Hostel 3 3 3 3 3
Meldon Reservoir 3 3 3 3 3
Merrivale 3 3 3 3 3
Milky Way Adventure Park Clovelly 3 3 3 3 3
Mill Bay (beach) 3 3 2 3 3
Morchard Bishop 3 3 3 3 3
Moretonhampstead 3 3 3 3 3
Mount Batten 3 3 2 3 3
Ness Cove (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Newton Abbot 3 3 3 3 3
Newton Abbot Racecourse 3 3 3 3 3
Northam 3 3 3 3 3
North Molton 3 3 3 3 3
North Wyke 3 3 3 3 3
Oakfordbridge 3 3 3 3 3
Oddicombe Beach (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Okehampton 3 3 3 3 3
Okehampton Army Training Camp 3 3 3 3 3
Okehampton Youth Hostel 3 3 3 3 3
Ottery St. Mary 3 3 3 3 3
Overbeck's Garden Salcombe 3 3 2 3 3
Paignton 3 3 3 3 3
Paignton - Paignton Sands (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Paignton - Preston Sands (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Petre's Pit 3 3 3 3 3
Plant World 3 3 3 3 3
Plymouth 3 3 2 3 3
Plymouth Argyle F.c. 3 3 2 3 3
Plymouth City Airport 3 3 2 3 3
Plymouth Ski And Snowboard Centre 3 3 2 3 3
Plymouth Youth Hostel 3 3 2 3 3
Plympton 3 3 2 3 3
Plymtree 3 3 3 3 3
Postbridge 3 3 3 3 3
Princetown 3 3 3 3 3
Putsborough Sands (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Rippon Tor 3 3 3 3 3
River Cottage Hq 3 3 3 3 3
Rough Tor 3 3 3 3 3
Ryder's Hill 3 3 3 3 3
R.h.s. Garden Rosemoor 3 3 3 3 3
Salcombe 3 3 2 3 3
Salcombe - South Sands (beach) 3 3 2 3 3
Salcombe Youth Hostel 3 3 2 3 3
Saunton Sands (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Seaton 3 3 3 3 3
Shaldon (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Shell Top 3 3 3 3 3
Shilstone Tor 3 3 3 3 3
Shoalstone Beach (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Sidmouth 3 3 3 3 3
Sidmouth - Jacobs Ladder (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Sittaford Tor 3 3 3 3 3
Slapton 3 3 3 3 3
Slapton Sands - Monument (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Slapton Sands - Torcross (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Southerly 3 3 3 3 3
South Brent 3 3 3 3 3
South Molton 3 3 3 3 3
Span Head 3 3 3 3 3
Start Bay 3 3 3 3 3
Steps Bridge Youth Hostel 3 3 3 3 3
Stowford 3 3 3 3 3
St Mary's Bay (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Tapeley Park 3 3 3 3 3
Tavistock 3 3 2 3 3
Teignmouth 3 3 3 3 3
Teignmouth (town) (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Templeton Bridge 3 3 3 3 3
The Garden House Buckland Monachorum 3 3 2 3 3
Three Barrows 3 3 3 3 3
Thurlestone - North (beach) 3 3 2 3 3
Thurlestone - South (beach) 3 3 2 3 3
Tiverton 3 3 3 3 3
Topsham 3 3 3 3 3
Torbay 3 3 3 3 3
Torbay - Maidencombe (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Torbay - Meadfoot (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Torquay 3 3 3 3 3
Torquay Ski Slope 3 3 3 3 3
Torre Abbey Grounds 3 3 3 3 3
Tor Bay 3 3 3 3 3
Totnes 3 3 3 3 3
Tottiford Reservoir 3 3 3 3 3
Two Bridges 3 3 3 3 3
Ugborough Beacon 3 3 3 3 3
Ugbrooke House 3 3 3 3 3
Venford Reservoir 3 3 3 3 3
Warkleigh 3 3 3 3 3
Watcombe (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Watermouth Castle 3 3 3 3 3
Wembury 3 3 3 3 3
Westward Ho! (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
West Ogwell 3 3 3 3 3
Whitehorse Hill 3 3 3 3 3
White Ridge 3 3 3 3 3
Whitleigh 3 3 2 3 3
Widecombe In The Moor 3 3 3 3 3
Winkleigh 3 3 3 3 3
Winsford Walled Garden (halwill Junction) 3 3 3 3 3
Woodlands Leisure Park Dartmouth 3 3 3 3 3
Woolacombe 3 3 3 3 3
Woolacombe - Barricane Bay (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Woolacombe - Village (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Woolacombe (beach) 3 3 3 3 3
Woolfardisworthy 3 3 3 3 3
Yarner Wood (aurn) 3 3 3 3 3
Yelverton 3 3 2 3 3
Yes Tor 3 3 3 3 3

Defra Air Quality Monitoring Stations in Devon

Location Latest Data Date/Time Running 8 Hour mean Ozone
(µgm-3)
Hourly mean Nitrogen dioxide
(µgm-3)
Max 15 min mean Sulphur dioxide
(µgm-3)
Running 24 Hour mean PM2.5 Particles
(µgm-3)
Running 24 Hour mean PM10 Particles
(µgm-3)
ValueLevelValueLevelValueLevelValueLevelValueLevel
Yarner Wood 2024-04-18 08:00:00 57 2 Low 1 1 Low 3 1 Low 6 1 Low*2
Exeter Roadside 2024-02-02 02:00:00
Plymouth Centre 2024-04-18 08:00:00 43 2 Low 37 1 Low 4 1 Low 9 1 Low*2
Honiton 2024-04-18 08:00:00 51 2 Low 12 1 Low 3 1 Low 6 1 Low*2
Barnstaple A39 2024-04-18 08:00:00 5 1 Low 11 1 Low*2

Coloured boxes for value and level show latest snapshot data. A grey box indicates that this data is not measured at this location. A white box indicates that data is normally recorded here, but is missing from the latest snapshot. Follow the links to individual stations for historical data.

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