Worst air pollution Ealing, today and tomorrow

Today (9 August): Air quality in Ealing is poor. AQI and O3 are poor; PM2.5 and PM1 are fair; PM10, NO2, SO2, CO, and HCHO are good. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 60.4/100).
Tomorrow (10 August 2026): Air quality in Ealing is fair. AQI improves to fair; PM2.5 decreases to good; O3 decreases to fair; PM1 decreases to good; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (O3: 28.2/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.

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Like much of Ealing, Ealing's air quality is shaped less by industry these days and more by everyday road traffic. Moist Atlantic fronts do most of the work keeping things in check, more so than any local policy or infrastructure change. The M74 sees the heaviest traffic, and that shows up clearly in local roadside monitoring.

Today - 9 August | Pollution peaks at 15:00

AQI:

Poor

60.4/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Fair

22.8/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

6.2/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

17.9/100

O3 (ozone):

Poor

60.4/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

2.6/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

12.8/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Fair

29.0/100

Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day

Tomorrow - 10 August | Pollution peaks at 17:00

AQI:

Fair

28.2/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

5.9/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

2.2/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Good

2.9/100

O3 (ozone):

Fair

28.2/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

0.6/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

3.8/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Good

4.4/100

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is air quality bad in Ealing right now?

On 9 August 2026, overall air quality in Ealing is poor. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 60.4/100. Pollution peaks around 3:00 PM (O3: 60.4/100).

Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Ealing?

On 10 August 2026, air quality conditions in Ealing will be better than today, with AQI forecast at fair at 28.2/100. Pollution peaks around 5:00 PM (O3: 28.2/100).

When is air pollution at its worst in Ealing?

There's a clear yearly cycle to air quality in Ealing if you look closely. Come winter, NO₂ and PM2.5 usually creep up, as heating and calmer air let M74 traffic emissions linger rather than disperse. Summer sunshine can drive up ozone locally, though overall air generally moves and clears more freely than in winter. Most of spring and autumn stays fairly steady, right in the middle of those two extremes.

Are air quality levels in Ealing based on measurements or forecasts?

It is forecasts derived by downscaling forecasts provided by EU’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) by taking into account local conditions such as traffic patterns. CAMS bases its forecast on satellite measurements of particles and chemical compounds in the atmosphere. Airmine’s services were developed with support from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) team.

Why doesn’t the forecast always reflect wildfire impacts?

Airmine’s forecast uses CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) as its background atmospheric model. While CAMS includes wildfire emissions, these are derived from satellite observations and are not available in real time. During rapidly evolving wildfire events, there may therefore be a delay before increased emissions are incorporated into the model. As a result, the forecast may temporarily underestimate PM₂.₅ and other pollutants associated with wildfire smoke.

During rapidly evolving wildfire events, CAMS may lag by approximately 1–2 days before increased wildfire emissions are fully represented, which can lead to temporary underestimation of PM₂.₅ concentrations in Airmine’s forecast.

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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 9 August 2026 at 20:27 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)

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