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Sheffield PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from EPA Tasmania.

Tasmania · -41.3940, 146.3380 · observed · Government monitor

4.0Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
3.312-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
2.3Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³48 stored readings in this page window
FairModel peak · next 24 h5.0–13.0 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

4.0 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 28 planned or registered burns.

View 28 planned or registered burns nearby
WESTBURY — FIVE ACRE ROW46 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
DEVIOT — MOTOR ROAD52 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26038910
Starts
29 Sep, 5:05 PM AEST
Scheduled end
30 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT
Official source
BRIDGENORTH — MANEYS ROAD54 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040966
Starts
11 Oct, 6:36 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
11 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT
Official source
EAST CAM — LAIRD ROAD55 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26036033
Starts
12 Sep, 5:39 PM AEST
Scheduled end
25 Oct, 11:59 PM AEDT
Official source
LEGANA — ACROPOLIS DRIVE60 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040887
Starts
11 Oct, 11:30 AM AEDT
Scheduled end
11 Oct, 11:45 PM AEDT
Official source
Fire incident77 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040980
Starts
11 Oct, 7:33 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
11 Oct, 9:30 PM AEDT
Official source
STEPPES — WADDAMANA ROAD82 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
LILEAH — RANSONS ROAD107 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania 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
OUSE — STRICKLAND ROAD118 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
WATERHOUSE — HALFWAY ROAD118 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26039945
Starts
05 Oct, 6:45 AM AEDT
Scheduled end
05 Dec, 11:59 PM AEDT
Official source
SMITHTON — RUPERT LANE118 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040831
Starts
11 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT
Scheduled end
12 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT
Official source
BOTHWELL — NANT LANE119 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
BOTHWELL — NANT LANE121 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
MATHINNA — CLAYTONS ROAD133 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040861
Starts
11 Oct, 9:52 AM AEDT
Scheduled end
11 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT
Official source
ANDOVER — NALA ROAD137 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
PYENGANA — POWERS ROAD141 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT
Registered burn details
Permit
26040904
Starts
11 Oct, 1:01 PM AEDT
Scheduled end
15 Oct, 12:29 PM AEDT
Official source
ELDERSLIE — BLUFF ROAD148 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
DYSART — MIDLAND HIGHWAY149 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

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Sheffield 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 hoursFair5.0–13.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursFair5.0–13.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursFair5.0–13.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursFair5.0–13.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF10.1 µg/m³Good12 Oct, 12:30 AM AEDT
CAMS13.0 µg/m³Fair12 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT
FMI SILAM5.0 µg/m³Good11 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT
Recent hourly readings48 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
11 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT4.0Good
11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT3.0Good
11 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 4:50 PM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT1.0Good
11 Oct, 2:50 PM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 1:50 PM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 11:50 AM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 10:50 AM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
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 AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 12:50 AM AEDT3.0Good
11 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT4.0Good
10 Oct, 10:50 PM AEDT3.0Good
10 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 8:50 PM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 7:50 PM AEDT1.0Good
10 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT1.0Good
10 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT1.0Good
10 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 11:50 AM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT1.0Good
10 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT1.0Good
10 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT3.0Good
10 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT4.0Good
10 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT3.0Good
10 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT3.0Good
10 Oct, 12:50 AM AEDT3.0Good
10 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT6.0Good
09 Oct, 10:50 PM AEDT6.0Good
09 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT2.0Good

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same jurisdiction
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