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Burnie air quality and smoke forecast Current government PM2.5 readings within 50 km of Burnie, 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 Burnie · concentrations, not an Australian AQI
Current air quality and forecast Now · observed Good 1.0 µg/m³ median · 5 current monitors
Next 48 hours Good 2.4–10.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Forecast peak 10.7 µg/m³ 28 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST · CAMS
Nearby fires 150 km radius No agency fire incidents are currently reported within 150 km of this location. There are also 26 planned or registered burns.
View 26 planned or registered burns nearby CUPRONA — CUPRONA ROAD 12 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033906 Starts 27 Aug, 9:58 AM AEST Scheduled end 27 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST Official source SPREYTON — SHEFFIELD ROAD 41 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033749 Starts 25 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST Scheduled end 28 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST Official source LATROBE — COAL HILL ROAD 46 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033898 Starts 27 Aug, 9:44 AM AEST Scheduled end 29 Aug, 11:59 PM AEST Official source SHEARWATER — BURGESS DRIVE 53 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033657 Starts 25 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST Scheduled end 28 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST Official source LILEAH — RANSONS ROAD 61 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26004541 Starts 30 Jan, 11:42 AM AEDT Scheduled end 31 Dec, 6:43 PM AEDT Official source SMITHTON — PUMP HOUSE ROAD 67 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033891 Starts 27 Aug, 9:06 AM AEST Scheduled end 27 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST Official source GEORGE TOWN — MARY STREET 78 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033707 Starts 24 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST Scheduled end 30 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST Official source ROBIGANA — DEVIOT ROAD 90 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033809 Starts 26 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST Scheduled end 29 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST Official source WESTBURY — BIRRALEE ROAD 92 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033897 Starts 27 Aug, 9:35 AM AEST Scheduled end 28 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST Official source HILLWOOD — BURTON STREET 93 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033890 Starts 27 Aug, 9:07 AM AEST Scheduled end 27 Aug, 4:30 PM AEST Official source GOLDEN VALLEY — BOGAN ROAD 95 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033822 Starts 26 Aug, 10:40 AM AEST Scheduled end 28 Aug, 8:30 PM AEST Official source SWAN BAY — WINDERMERE ROAD 95 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033126 Starts 19 Aug, 9:30 AM AEST Scheduled end 29 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST Official source SWAN BAY — LOS ANGELOS ROAD 97 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033826 Starts 26 Aug, 11:30 AM AEST Scheduled end 27 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST Official source WINDERMERE — WINDERMERE ROAD 99 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033810 Starts 26 Aug, 8:09 AM AEST Scheduled end 28 Aug, 11:59 PM AEST Official source PIPERS RIVER — BAXTERS ROAD 100 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033779 Starts 27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST Scheduled end 28 Aug, 3:20 PM AEST Official source LEGANA — BEACH ROAD 101 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033876 Starts 27 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST Scheduled end 27 Aug, 3:30 PM AEST Official source BLACKSTONE HEIGHTS — ZENITH COURT 108 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033873 Starts 27 Aug, 7:30 AM AEST Scheduled end 27 Aug, 11:30 AM AEST Official source ROCHERLEA — RUSSELLS PLAINS ROAD 112 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033821 Starts 26 Aug, 10:32 AM AEST Scheduled end 30 Sep, 10:32 AM AEST Official source WAVERLEY 115 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033883 Starts 27 Aug, 8:08 AM AEST Scheduled end 27 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST Official source DEVON HILLS — CHRISTINE AVENUE 120 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033792 Starts 25 Aug, 5:05 PM AEST Scheduled end 27 Aug, 5:05 PM AEST Official source DEVON HILLS — DEVON HILLS ROAD 121 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033868 Starts 27 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST Scheduled end 28 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST Official source PERTH — MIDLAND HIGHWAY 121 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033879 Starts 27 Aug, 8:15 AM AEST Scheduled end 27 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST Official source NUNAMARA — PATERSONIA ROAD 122 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033544 Starts 23 Aug, 9:45 AM AEST Scheduled end 01 Sep, 6:00 PM AEST Official source MIENA — JONES ROAD 124 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033895 Starts 27 Aug, 9:31 AM AEST Scheduled end 27 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST Official source NUNAMARA — TASMAN HIGHWAY 124 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033907 Starts 27 Aug, 10:06 AM AEST Scheduled end 28 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST Official source JETSONVILLE — RICHS ROAD 129 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033820 Starts 26 Aug, 12:30 PM AEST Scheduled end 29 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST Official source Straight-line distance from the Burnie 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 Burnie
22 0 −24 h Now +24 h +48 h µg/m³
Observed hourly median NASA GEOS-CF CAMS FMI SILAM 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 Burnie locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.
Forecast
Next 6 hours Good 1.2–6.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hours Good 2.0–8.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hours Good 2.3–8.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hours Good 2.4–10.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail 3 available · 48-hour peak table Model 48-hour peak Category Peak around NASA GEOS-CF 2.4 µg/m³ Good 28 Aug, 7:30 PM AEST CAMS 10.7 µg/m³ Good 28 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST FMI SILAM 4.1 µg/m³ Good 28 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST
Highest readings right now current hourly PM2.5 All government monitors (5 total; 5 current)