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 27 Aug, 10:17 AM AEST · Location forecast · current monitors within 50 km of Tamworth · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedNo current dataNo monitor is within its current-data window.

Next 48 hoursGood to Fair5.2–20.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Forecast peak20.2 µg/m³28 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 1 other fire location. There are also 2 planned or registered burns.

View 1 nearby fire location

KARANILLA RD, QUIPOLLY41 km away · Under control · Structure FireNSW Rural Fire Service

Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: KARANILLA RD, QUIPOLLY 2343
COUNCIL AREA: Liverpool Plains
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Structure Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 26 Aug 2026 17:31

Official source

View 2 planned or registered burns nearby

Rockvale Road, Armidale State Forest101 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service

Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: Forestry HR Armidale SF Plantation
COUNCIL AREA: Armidale
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 39 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Forestry Corporation of NSW
UPDATED: 27 Aug 2026 09:53

Official source

Forestry HR - Chichester SF Plantation142 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service

Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: CHICHESTER STATE FOREST BUSH MILL RD, UPPER KARUAH RIVER 2415
COUNCIL AREA: Mid-Coast
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 125 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Forestry Corporation of NSW
UPDATED: 27 Aug 2026 09:45

Official source

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

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 hoursGood3.5–9.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursFair4.8–19.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursFair4.8–20.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursFair5.2–20.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	5.2 µg/m³	Good	29 Aug, 5:30 AM AEST
CAMS	20.2 µg/m³	Fair	28 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM	8.7 µg/m³	Good	28 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST

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current hourly PM2.5

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All government monitors (1 total; 0 current)

No government monitor in this area is within its source-specific current-data window.