Western Adelaide (Cowandilla) PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from EPA South Australia.

South Australia · -34.9348, 138.5574 · observed 11 Oct, 8:00 PM ACDT · Government monitor

12.3Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³

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

5.6Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³46 stored readings in this page window

GoodModel peak · next 24 h6.5–9.7 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

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

The monitor belongs to EPA South Australia. 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

No agency fire incidents are currently reported within 150 km of this location.

Agency fire reports updated 11 Oct, 8:55 PM ACDT

Straight-line distance from the Western Adelaide (Cowandilla) 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 hoursGood5.6–7.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursGood6.5–7.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursGood6.5–9.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursFair6.5–13.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	6.5 µg/m³	Good	12 Oct, 5:00 AM ACDT
CAMS	13.6 µg/m³	Fair	13 Oct, 1:30 PM ACDT
FMI SILAM	7.3 µg/m³	Good	12 Oct, 4:30 AM ACDT

Recent hourly readings46 stored

Observed local	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality
11 Oct, 8:00 PM ACDT	12.3	Good
11 Oct, 7:00 PM ACDT	7.5	Good
11 Oct, 6:00 PM ACDT	0.1	Good
11 Oct, 5:00 PM ACDT	1.1	Good
11 Oct, 4:00 PM ACDT	6.4	Good
11 Oct, 3:00 PM ACDT	7.6	Good
11 Oct, 2:00 PM ACDT	2.2	Good
11 Oct, 1:00 PM ACDT	1.4	Good
11 Oct, 12:00 PM ACDT	3.5	Good
11 Oct, 11:00 AM ACDT	3.7	Good
11 Oct, 10:00 AM ACDT	5.1	Good
11 Oct, 9:00 AM ACDT	3.4	Good
11 Oct, 8:00 AM ACDT	2.5	Good
11 Oct, 7:00 AM ACDT	1.3	Good
11 Oct, 6:00 AM ACDT	1.6	Good
11 Oct, 5:00 AM ACDT	8.7	Good
11 Oct, 4:00 AM ACDT	5.7	Good
11 Oct, 3:00 AM ACDT	6.7	Good
11 Oct, 2:00 AM ACDT	4.2	Good
11 Oct, 1:00 AM ACDT	8.2	Good
11 Oct, 12:00 AM ACDT	10.9	Good
10 Oct, 11:00 PM ACDT	11.1	Good
10 Oct, 10:00 PM ACDT	12.7	Fair
10 Oct, 9:00 PM ACDT	8.5	Good
10 Oct, 8:00 PM ACDT	8.0	Good
10 Oct, 7:00 PM ACDT	6.2	Good
10 Oct, 6:00 PM ACDT	5.5	Good
10 Oct, 5:00 PM ACDT	5.8	Good
10 Oct, 4:00 PM ACDT	4.2	Good
10 Oct, 3:00 PM ACDT	1.5	Good
10 Oct, 2:00 PM ACDT	8.5	Good
10 Oct, 1:00 PM ACDT	7.2	Good
10 Oct, 12:00 PM ACDT	6.3	Good
10 Oct, 11:00 AM ACDT	6.4	Good
10 Oct, 10:00 AM ACDT	7.0	Good
10 Oct, 9:00 AM ACDT	4.2	Good
10 Oct, 8:00 AM ACDT	3.7	Good
10 Oct, 7:00 AM ACDT	6.4	Good
10 Oct, 6:00 AM ACDT	6.0	Good
10 Oct, 5:00 AM ACDT	6.8	Good
10 Oct, 4:00 AM ACDT	4.7	Good
10 Oct, 2:00 AM ACDT	0.6	Good
10 Oct, 1:00 AM ACDT	8.5	Good
10 Oct, 12:00 AM ACDT	2.5	Good
09 Oct, 10:00 PM ACDT	8.2	Good
09 Oct, 9:00 PM ACDT	3.8	Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction

Adelaide (CBD)9.3 µg/m³ PM2.54 km away · EPA South Australia Le Fevre (Birkenhead)6.0 µg/m³ PM2.512 km away · EPA South Australia Le Fevre (North Haven)6.0 µg/m³ PM2.517 km away · EPA South Australia Southern Adelaide (Christies)8.5 µg/m³ PM2.523 km away · EPA South Australia Northern Adelaide (Elizabeth)4.5 µg/m³ PM2.529 km away · EPA South Australia Port Pirie (Oliver St)21.1 µg/m³ PM10200 km away · EPA South Australia