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Tamworth air quality and smoke forecast

Current government PM2.5 readings within 50 km of Tamworth, with separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM total-PM2.5 forecasts sampled at the locality centre.

Updated · Location forecast · current monitors within 50 km of Tamworth · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood5.3 µg/m³ median · 2 current monitors
Next 48 hoursGood4.1–10.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Forecast peak10.1 µg/m³12 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT · FMI SILAM

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 1 Advice warning and 1 other fire location. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 2 nearby fire locations
AdviceDOUBLE HEAD TRL, MOPARRABAH149 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: DOUBLE HEAD TRL, MOPARRABAH 2440
COUNCIL AREA: Kempsey
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 100 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 18:33

Official source
RIFLE RANGE RD, INVERELL141 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: RIFLE RANGE RD, INVERELL 2360
COUNCIL AREA: Inverell
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 1422 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 15:11

Official source
View 1 planned or registered burn nearby
SALISBURY RD, SALISBURY137 km away · Under control · Burn offNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: SALISBURY RD, SALISBURY 2420
COUNCIL AREA: Dungog
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Burn off
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 15:04

Official source

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Tamworth centre to the reported incident location, or to the mapped fire boundary where an agency has published one. A fire without a published boundary may extend closer than its reported location suggests.

Last 24 hours and next 48 hours across Tamworth

200−24 hNow+24 h+48 hµg/m³
Range across monitors
About this chart

The observed line is the hourly median across reporting monitors and the shaded range shows local variation. NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM are separate total surface PM2.5 research forecasts sampled near the Tamworth locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood2.7–7.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood3.6–10.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood4.1–10.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursGood4.1–10.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF6.4 µg/m³Good11 Oct, 11:30 PM AEDT
CAMS4.1 µg/m³Good12 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT
FMI SILAM10.1 µg/m³Good12 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5
TamworthGood7.8 µg/m³QuirindiGood2.7 µg/m³
All government monitors (2 total; 2 current)
MonitorPM2.5 µg/m³Air qualityObserved local
Tamworth7.8Good11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
Quirindi2.7Good11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
Times are local (AEDT) and mark the end of each measurement hour.Methodology & source policyHosted in Australia