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Australia air quality and smoke forecast

Live PM2.5 air quality from Australian government monitors, with separate NASA GEOS-CF, Copernicus CAMS and FMI SILAM forecasts.

National outlook

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Most of the 322 government monitors reporting across 8 jurisdictions are currently reading Good. Poor conditions are being observed at locations in Queensland, Tasmania, and Victoria, with the worst conditions currently at Weipa, Queensland, where PM2.5 is 33.3 µg/m³ and deteriorating compared with 24 hours earlier. Across monitors with matched readings, the national median is steady at 4.2 µg/m³ compared with 3.0 µg/m³ a day earlier. Across sampled capitals, models indicate Fair conditions in Adelaide (SA), Brisbane (QLD), Canberra (ACT), and Melbourne (VIC), with possible Poor conditions in Darwin (NT) peaking Saturday morning and Sydney (NSW) peaking Friday overnight. There are 49 fire records across NSW (7), NT (12), QLD (13), SA (1), VIC (4), and WA (12).

Generated only from the latest government monitor data and separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM PM2.5 forecasts. This is not an official forecast, warning or health advisory.

Capital city air quality and smoke forecasts

Official ABS metro regions, aggregated government monitors, and separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM total-PM2.5 forecasts.Select your local forecast below, or go to the national map.

SydneyNSWNow · observedGood3.9 µg/m³ median · 21 current monitorsNext 48 hoursGood to PoorPeak 45.2 µg/m³ · 3 models2 Advice · 2 burns150 kmMelbourneVICNow · observedGood6.5 µg/m³ median · 23 current monitorsNext 48 hoursGood to PoorPeak 32.7 µg/m³ · 3 models4 fires150 kmBrisbaneQLDNow · observedGood3.0 µg/m³ median · 29 current monitorsNext 48 hoursGood to FairPeak 21.8 µg/m³ · 3 models1 Advice · 1 other fire · 1 burn150 kmAdelaideSANow · observedGood2.4 µg/m³ median · 6 current monitorsNext 48 hoursGood to FairPeak 14.4 µg/m³ · 3 modelsNo reported fires150 kmPerthWANow · observedGood0.5 µg/m³ median · 6 current monitorsNext 48 hoursGoodPeak 8.9 µg/m³ · 3 models4 burns150 kmHobartTASNow · observedGood5.0 µg/m³ median · 5 current monitorsNext 48 hoursGoodPeak 11.0 µg/m³ · 3 models22 burns150 kmCanberraACTNow · observedGood2.7 µg/m³ median · 3 current monitorsNext 48 hoursGood to FairPeak 14.6 µg/m³ · 3 models1 Advice · 3 burns150 kmDarwinNTNow · observedFair17.1 µg/m³ median · 3 current monitorsNext 48 hoursGood to PoorPeak 27.3 µg/m³ · 3 models4 Advice · 6 other fires150 km
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State and territory air quality

State-wide current monitor summaries with routes into capital, regional-city and metro-region forecasts.

New South WalesState-wide air quality and smoke forecast2 Advice · 5 other fires · 8 burnsState-wideVictoriaState-wide air quality and smoke forecast4 fires · 2 burnsState-wideQueenslandState-wide air quality and smoke forecast5 Advice · 8 other fires · 13 burnsState-wideSouth AustraliaState-wide air quality and smoke forecast1 fireState-wideWestern AustraliaState-wide air quality and smoke forecast12 fires · 7 burnsState-wideTasmaniaState-wide air quality and smoke forecast43 burnsState-wideAustralian Capital TerritoryState-wide air quality and smoke forecast2 burnsState-wideNorthern TerritoryState-wide air quality and smoke forecast5 Advice · 7 other firesState-wide

Australian smoke forecast context

NASA GEOS-CF, Copernicus CAMS and FMI SILAM provide separate forecasts of total surface PM2.5. SILAM also supplies a separate modelled dust layer. These models can show conditions relevant to smoke, but they are not smoke-only forecasts and do not attribute particles to a fire. Government monitors, agency fire reports and satellite hotspots are displayed separately.

PM2.5 means fine particles with diameters of 2.5 micrometres or less. It is an important indicator of pollution from bushfire smoke, but it can also come from vehicles, industry, wood heaters, sea salt and fine soil dust. A PM2.5 reading does not identify its source.

Government monitor data generally refreshes roughly hourly; model forecasts update on each provider's cycle. Read the methodology and source policy, or browse current air quality by state and territory: New South Wales · Victoria · Queensland · South Australia · Western Australia · Tasmania · Australian Capital Territory · Northern Territory.