Air quality levels remain good in Eastbourne as Christmas approaches. This is boring but brilliant news for local residents. According to my sensor we had a brief spike in PM2.5 at the start of December

The temperature got down to a frosty -2°C, which is quite low for Eastbourne, especially this early in December. And as the temperature dropped so the reported particulate matter levels rose. I was concerned at first that it might be a fault with the sensor, because the correlation was

PM2.5 levels in Eastbourne have spiked twice today to over 50µg/m³, PM10 levels followed a similar pattern.

Eastbourne has again enjoyed some nice, low particulate matter levels this week. Floating 24h average readings for PM2.5 have not risen above 8μg/m³ in the last seven days. Reasons may include: the temperature during that period only dropping briefly below 11°C, so central heating systems have not

It's been a brilliant bank holiday weather-wise with highs of 28°C and calm seas making for perfect sunbathing conditions on the beach, and thousands of people having been making the most of the opportunity. Of course, I've been interested to keep an eye on the air quality, and there

On the evening of Tuesday 18 June we had a spectacular thunderstorm at the end of an unusually wet and unsettled period. The media widely reported more than 1,000 lightning strikes in the Eastbourne area.

Eastbourne today experienced what was most likely a mild sea fret. It was not a thick fog, we could still see the pier from the harbour, but it was sufficient to keep temperatures below what the rest of Sussex was enjoying.

As if the filth of the world's air had been taken away somehow, particulate matter levels have dropped right back to DAQI "Low" levels this Easter weekend.

Storm Gareth has been making its presence felt this week with very high winds and some rain in Eastbourne. PM2.5 shows ups and downs but the maximums only reach the middle of the DAQI "Low" band, which is good news.

Startling, steady increase of both PM2.5 and PM10 air pollutants in Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne this morning. Shipping as a possible source.

Eastbourne has enjoyed some pleasantly PM2.5-free air over the last week. Levels have been low, only rising above 15ug/m³ once before Saturday. Since Saturday levels have climbed again. For the last 5 or so hours levels have been above 35ug/m³ and spending most of the time in

It's been calm since Christmas Day, and PM levels have been steadily climbing towards unhealthy levels. Certainly the PM2.5 values anyway. PM10 has also been rising but not to the same degree. The weekly graphs tell the story most clearly. There was a higher peak in PM10 levels on

November 2018 was an interesting month. We had the early peak in pollution with Guy Fawkes' night the likely culprit. You can see that on the graph.