South Townsville PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from Queensland DETSI.

Queensland · -19.3196, 146.8210 · observed 11 Oct, 7:00 PM AEST · Government monitor

0.0Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³

0.012-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI

0.0Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³46 stored readings in this page window

GoodModel peak · next 24 h6.1–7.3 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

0.0 µg/m³ is Good on the one-hour PM2.5 air quality scale. Current hourly reading.

The monitor belongs to Queensland DETSI. Readings may be preliminary and revised by the agency.

The category applies only to the latest one-hour reading. It follows the Australian enHealth framework used by agencies including NSW, Victoria and Queensland. The NowCast and rolling mean are separately labelled derived concentrations. How the categories are used.

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 1 Information report and 3 other fire locations.

View 4 nearby fire locations

InformationSTUART — Vantassel St5 km away · Going · FIRE VEGETATIONInformation - STUARTQueensland Fire Department

Official warning details

There is a vegetation fire at this location. Smoke may affect residents and motorists in the area. Residents should close their doors and windows and keep medication close by if suffering from a respiratory condition. Motorists should use caution and drive to conditions. If you believe your property is under threat, you should call Triple Zero (000) immediately.

Official source

PALUMA — Unknown97 km away · Going · FIRE VEGETATIONQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

KIRWAN — Willowbank Dr12 km away · Patrolled · FIRE VEGETATIONQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

BLUEWATER — Bluewater Station Rd32 km away · Patrolled · FIRE VEGETATIONQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

Agency fire reports updated 11 Oct, 8:25 PM AEST

Straight-line distance from the South Townsville monitor 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.

Recent observations and next 48 hours

monitor + up to three models

About this chart

Observed values come from this monitor. NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM are independent total surface PM2.5 research forecasts sampled from their nearest grid cells; they are not blended with the observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood2.5–6.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursGood3.5–6.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursGood6.1–7.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursGood6.3–7.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	7.3 µg/m³	Good	12 Oct, 7:30 PM AEST
CAMS	7.6 µg/m³	Good	13 Oct, 6:00 PM AEST
FMI SILAM	6.3 µg/m³	Good	12 Oct, 9:00 PM AEST

Recent hourly readings46 stored

Observed local	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality
11 Oct, 7:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 6:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 5:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 4:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 3:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 2:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 1:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 11:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 10:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 9:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 8:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 7:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 6:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 5:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 4:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 3:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 2:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 1:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
11 Oct, 12:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 11:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 10:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 9:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 8:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 7:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 6:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 5:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 4:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 3:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 2:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 1:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 11:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 10:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 9:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 8:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 7:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 6:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 5:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 4:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 3:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 2:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
10 Oct, 12:00 AM AEST	0.0	Good
09 Oct, 11:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
09 Oct, 10:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good
09 Oct, 9:00 PM AEST	0.0	Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction

Stuart6.2 µg/m³ PM2.51 km away · Queensland DETSI North Ward6.9 µg/m³ PM2.58 km away · Queensland DETSI Kirwan5.1 µg/m³ PM2.59 km away · Queensland DETSI Ingham3.5 µg/m³ PM2.5102 km away · Queensland DETSI Bowen10.9 µg/m³ PM2.5167 km away · Queensland DETSI Innisfail1.6 µg/m³ PM2.5217 km away · Queensland DETSI