Air quality in West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom today

Mr. Duck’s Air Quality Score

Moderate air today for West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints for PM (estimate from latest valid measurements; this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).

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Air quality today

The air quality in West Berkshire today falls into the Moderate category according to OpenAQ data. The primary pollutant identified is PM2.5 (fine particles), with a measured concentration of 21.63 µg/m³ based on five valid observations.

No additional pollutants reached reporting thresholds, and the dataset does not include a PM10 value for this period. This assessment reflects the current snapshot of ambient conditions as captured by the monitoring network. This page is informational; for health guidance, use official sources such as EPA AirNow or WHO.

Latest sensor values

PM categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints, shown here as an estimate derived from the latest valid measurements (this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).

What the data includes

The West Berkshire data set contains measurements for six key pollutants: PM1, PM10, PM2.5, relative humidity, temperature and UM003 particles. All of these values come from a single monitoring location in Newbury, giving a total of six rows of observations. The most recent readings were recorded on 2026‑02‑10 at 21:00 UTC for five of the pollutants – PM1 (12.59 µg/m³), PM2.5 (21.63 µg/m³), relative humidity (73.04 %), temperature (12.40 °C) and UM003 (2121.77 particles/cm³). The PM10 measurement is older, last updated on 2025‑01‑13 at 23:00 UTC (27.77 µg/m³).

Because each pollutant has only one recorded value, the statistical spread is effectively zero: the minimum, median and maximum are identical for every metric. This means there is no observed variation within the dataset itself, and any broader fluctuations in West Berkshire’s air quality cannot be captured from these figures alone. The data also shows an uneven freshness profile – while most parameters are up‑to‑date within a few days, the PM10 reading is more than a year old, indicating that recent particulate matter trends for that size fraction are not reflected here.

Overall, the dataset offers a snapshot rather than a continuous record: one monitoring site provides a single point of measurement for each pollutant, and only five of the six metrics have been refreshed in the last week. Consequently, while the current values give an immediate sense of conditions at Newbury, they do not represent the full spatial or temporal variability that can occur across West Berkshire. Users should keep in mind that air quality may differ elsewhere in the district and change over time beyond what this limited set captures.

Learn more about sources and filtering: About the data.

Trusted references: WHO (Air pollution) · US EPA AirNow · European Environment Agency (Air)

Latest sensor values (bars)

PM categories follow US EPA AQI breakpoints, shown here as an estimate derived from the latest valid measurements (this project does not compute EPA NowCast/24-hour AQI yet).

Data notes

The data shown for West Berkshire is based on five valid measurements and was refreshed recently, with the latest update recorded at 2026‑02‑10T21:00:00+00:00, meaning it has been updated within three days. This snapshot reflects conditions at the time of sampling; however, air quality can differ across neighbourhoods and change throughout the day, so values may not represent every location or moment in the city.

OpenAQ station rows