Air Quality & UV
Displays air quality, ultraviolet index, pollutants and pollen for a location.
The Air Quality & UV widget shows current and forecast AQI, UV, pollutant, and pollen data for a location. Choose the European or US AQI scale; automatic mode uses the US scale for US locales and the European scale elsewhere.
Supports advanced view. See the advanced keyboard shortcuts.
Adding the widget
Add the widget from the board's Add board content menu in edit mode.
Configuration
| Name | Description | Values | Default value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality location | Location used for air quality, UV and pollen data | Select a location through search or longitude/latitude | Paris / 48.85341, 2.3488 |
| AQI standard | Choose the European or US air quality scale, or select one from the viewer's locale |
| Automatic for locale |
| Show UV index | Display the current UV index and its forecast | yes / no | yes |
| Show pollutant concentrations | Display particulate matter and gaseous pollutant concentrations | yes / no | yes |
| Show pollen concentrations | Display available pollen concentrations | yes / no | yes |
Data source
Data comes from the Open-Meteo Air Quality API and refreshes every 15 minutes. A recent successful response can remain visible for up to 24 hours when the API is unavailable.
Set NO_EXTERNAL_CONNECTION=true to disable this and other internet-backed requests. If you need to allowlist the
service, use https://air-quality-api.open-meteo.com.