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Old Beach PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from EPA Tasmania.

Tasmania · -42.7570, 147.3070 · observed · Government monitor

1.0Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
0.512-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
1.0Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³47 stored readings in this page window
GoodModel peak · next 24 h3.6–4.4 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

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

The monitor belongs to EPA Tasmania. 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. There are also 36 planned or registered burns.

View 36 planned or registered burns nearby
CAMBRIDGE — PASS ROAD15 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26033297
Starts
21 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST
Scheduled end
21 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST
Official source
DROMEDARY — CHURCH ROAD16 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040244
Starts
07 Oct, 2:40 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
17 Oct, 11:59 PM AEDT
Official source
FERN TREE — HUON ROAD20 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040866
Starts
11 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT
Scheduled end
11 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT
Official source
KINGSTON — SCOTTS ROAD22 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040959
Starts
11 Oct, 5:30 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
11 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT
Official source
DYSART — MIDLAND HIGHWAY22 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040540
Starts
08 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
13 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT
Official source
PAWLEENA — PAWLEENA ROAD22 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040931
Starts
11 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
12 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT
Official source
KINGSTON — CEDAR COURT25 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040965
Starts
11 Oct, 6:10 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
11 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT
Official source
ELDERSLIE — BLUFF ROAD26 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040901
Starts
11 Oct, 12:18 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
12 Oct, 12:18 PM AEDT
Official source
LONGLEY — HUON ROAD27 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040874
Starts
11 Oct, 10:30 AM AEDT
Scheduled end
11 Oct, 11:59 PM AEDT
Official source
BUCKLAND — TASMAN HIGHWAY34 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040922
Starts
11 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
11 Oct, 11:59 PM AEDT
Official source
BUCKLAND — WOODSDEN ROAD39 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26039305
Starts
02 Oct, 4:00 PM AEST
Scheduled end
16 Oct, 11:59 PM AEDT
Official source
DUNALLEY — ARTHUR HIGHWAY44 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040942
Starts
11 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
11 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT
Official source
CRADOC — KELLYS ROAD46 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040974
Starts
11 Oct, 7:16 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
11 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT
Official source
BOTHWELL — NANT LANE51 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040035
Starts
05 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
12 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT
Official source
ANDOVER — NALA ROAD52 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040546
Starts
08 Oct, 3:40 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
18 Oct, 11:59 PM AEDT
Official source
Fire incident52 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040968
Starts
11 Oct, 6:50 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
13 Oct, 6:45 PM AEDT
Official source
BOTHWELL — NANT LANE52 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040036
Starts
05 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
12 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT
Official source
GORDON — CHANNEL HIGHWAY55 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040653
Starts
09 Oct, 1:45 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
11 Oct, 11:59 PM AEDT
Official source
OUSE — STRICKLAND ROAD65 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040756
Starts
10 Oct, 12:01 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
12 Oct, 11:30 PM AEDT
Official source
STEPPES — WADDAMANA ROAD90 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26039636
Starts
03 Oct, 4:04 PM AEST
Scheduled end
17 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT
Official source
WESTBURY — FIVE ACRE ROW142 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040860
Starts
11 Oct, 9:44 AM AEDT
Scheduled end
11 Oct, 9:44 PM AEDT
Official source
ST MARYS — ESK MAIN ROAD149 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26034648
Starts
04 Sep, 12:00 PM AEST
Scheduled end
31 Oct, 6:19 PM AEDT
Official source

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Old Beach 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
200−24 hNow+24 h+48 hµg/m³
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 hoursGood3.5–3.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood3.6–4.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood3.6–4.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursGood3.6–5.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF4.4 µg/m³Good12 Oct, 5:30 AM AEDT
CAMS5.2 µg/m³Good13 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT
FMI SILAM3.6 µg/m³Good11 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT
Recent hourly readings47 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
11 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT1.0Good
11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT0.0Good
11 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT0.0Good
11 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT0.0Good
11 Oct, 4:50 PM AEDT0.0Good
11 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT0.0Good
11 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT1.0Good
11 Oct, 1:40 PM AEDT0.0Good
11 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT0.0Good
11 Oct, 11:50 AM AEDT0.0Good
11 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT1.0Good
11 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT1.0Good
11 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 4:50 AM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT1.0Good
11 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT1.0Good
11 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 12:50 AM AEDT1.0Good
11 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 10:50 PM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 8:50 PM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 7:50 PM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT1.0Good
10 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT1.0Good
10 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT1.0Good
10 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT1.0Good
10 Oct, 11:50 AM AEDT1.0Good
10 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT1.0Good
10 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT0.0Good
10 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT0.0Good
10 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT1.0Good
10 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT1.0Good
10 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 12:50 AM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
09 Oct, 10:50 PM AEDT2.0Good
09 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT2.0Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction
Glenorchy0.0 µg/m³ PM2.510 km away · EPA TasmaniaHobart0.0 µg/m³ PM2.511 km away · EPA TasmaniaNew Norfolk1.0 µg/m³ PM2.521 km away · EPA TasmaniaGretna0.0 µg/m³ PM2.531 km away · EPA TasmaniaHuonville1.0 µg/m³ PM2.537 km away · EPA TasmaniaJudbury1.0 µg/m³ PM2.541 km away · EPA Tasmania