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Air Quality

AQI, pollen & health guidance

Air Quality provides real-time air quality data, pollen forecasts, and health recommendations for any location worldwide. You get US and European AQI scores, individual pollutant levels, UV index, and a breakdown of six pollen types — all from a single query.

It's useful for anyone making location-based decisions around outdoor activity, travel, or health management. People with asthma, COPD, or allergies get personalized risk scores that combine air quality, UV, and pollen into a single recommendation. The multi-day forecast covers up to seven days so you can plan ahead rather than just checking the current moment.

What you can do

  • Get real-time AQI (US and European), pollutant concentrations, UV index, and pollen counts for any city or coordinates
  • Forecast air quality up to 7 days ahead with daily min/max/avg breakdowns
  • Get pollen forecasts with type-by-type breakdowns for allergy sufferers
  • Generate personalized health recommendations for sensitive groups (asthma, COPD, allergies)
  • Find nearby air quality monitoring stations

Who it's for

People with respiratory conditions or allergies planning their day. Parents checking conditions before outdoor activities. Travel planners comparing air quality across cities. Developers building location-aware health or weather applications.

How to use it

  1. Call current_air_quality with a city name or lat/lon coordinates for an immediate snapshot
  2. Use air_quality_forecast to plan ahead — it returns daily min/max/avg for all key pollutants
  3. Use pollen_forecast if allergies are the main concern — it breaks down counts by pollen type
  4. Call health_recommendations for personalized guidance based on a person's specific conditions

Getting started

current_air_quality runs immediately with no setup — just pass a city name like "London" or coordinates.

Current Air Quality

Real-time air quality for any location. Returns US and European AQI, pollutant concentrations (PM2.5, PM10, ozone, NO2, SO2, CO), UV index, pollen counts for 6 species, and health advisories.

Returns: Current AQI (US + European), pollutant concentrations, UV index, pollen counts with categories, and health advisories
Air Quality Forecast

Multi-day air quality forecast with daily min/max/avg for AQI, PM2.5, PM10, ozone, and NO2. Identifies dominant pollutant per day. Up to 7 days ahead for any global location.

Returns: Daily air quality forecast with AQI ranges, pollutant summaries, dominant pollutant, and UV peak values
Pollen Forecast

Pollen forecast for allergy sufferers covering 6 types: alder, birch, grass, mugwort, olive, ragweed. Daily concentrations with severity, active types, seasonal context, and allergy advice. Up to 7 days ahead.

Returns: Daily pollen forecast per species with severity, active types, seasonal info, and allergy advice
Health Recommendations

Health recommendations combining AQI, UV, and pollen into a risk score (0-10) with guidance for exercise, walking, and ventilation. Optionally specify sensitive groups (asthma, COPD, allergies, children, elderly) for targeted advice.

Returns: Risk score, warnings, recommendations, activity guidance, and optional group-specific health advice
Monitoring Stations

Find nearby air quality monitoring stations for a location. Returns station name, operator, measured parameters, distance, and measurement dates. Uses the OpenAQ global network with data from government agencies and research institutions worldwide.

Returns: List of nearby air quality monitoring stations with parameters, distance, operator, and measurement history
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v0.022026-04-05
  • Location lookup now handles "City, Country" and "City, UK" formats
v0.012026-03-24
  • Initial release with 5 skills: current_air_quality, air_quality_forecast, pollen_forecast, health_recommendations, monitoring_stations

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I check air quality for my city without coordinates?

Yes. `current_air_quality` accepts city names or lat/lon and returns AQI, pollutant levels, pollen counts, UV index, and advisories.

Can I see whether conditions will improve later this week?

`air_quality_forecast` gives up to 7 days of AQI and pollutant forecasts, and `pollen_forecast` adds pollen type breakdowns for allergy planning.

Can I get advice for asthma, allergies, or outdoor exercise?

`health_recommendations` combines AQI, UV, and pollen into a risk score with guidance for walking, exercise, and ventilation.

Can I find the nearest monitoring station?

`monitoring_stations` looks up nearby OpenAQ stations, including what they measure and how far away they are, where coverage exists.