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Smithton PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from EPA Tasmania.

Tasmania · -40.8510, 145.1330 · observed · Government monitor

2.0Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
12-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³38 stored readings in this page window
GoodModel peak · next 24 h2.9–9.5 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

2.0 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 7 planned or registered burns.

View 7 planned or registered burns nearby
LILEAH — RANSONS ROAD14 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
CUPRONA — CUPRONA ROAD78 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania 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 ROAD110 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania 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 ROAD115 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania 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
GEORGE TOWN — MARY STREET145 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania 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

Straight-line distance from the Smithton 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
220−24 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 hoursGood1.5–7.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood2.1–9.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood2.9–9.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursFair2.9–19.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF2.9 µg/m³Good28 Aug, 4:30 AM AEST
CAMS19.7 µg/m³Fair28 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST
FMI SILAM4.0 µg/m³Good28 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST
Recent hourly readings38 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
27 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST2.0Good
27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST2.0Good
27 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST10.0Good
27 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST4.0Good
27 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST2.0Good
27 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST5.0Good
27 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST6.0Good
26 Aug, 9:50 PM AEST2.0Good
26 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST2.0Good
26 Aug, 7:50 PM AEST2.0Good
26 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST2.0Good
26 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST1.0Good
26 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST1.0Good
26 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST1.0Good
26 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST0.0Good
26 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST1.0Good
26 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST1.0Good
26 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST0.0Good
26 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST0.0Good
26 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST1.0Good
26 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST1.0Good
26 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST1.0Good
26 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST1.0Good
26 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST2.0Good
26 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST4.0Good
26 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST1.0Good
25 Aug, 9:50 PM AEST1.0Good
25 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST2.0Good
25 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST1.0Good
25 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST2.0Good
25 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST1.0Good
25 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST1.0Good
25 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST1.0Good
25 Aug, 2:50 PM AEST2.0Good
25 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST2.0Good
25 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST3.0Good
25 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST2.0Good
25 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST2.0Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction
Wynyard1.0 µg/m³ PM2.552 km away · EPA TasmaniaEmu River0.0 µg/m³ PM2.569 km away · EPA TasmaniaWest Ulverstone0.0 µg/m³ PM2.592 km away · EPA TasmaniaDevonport2.0 µg/m³ PM2.5108 km away · EPA TasmaniaLatrobe2.0 µg/m³ PM2.5116 km away · EPA TasmaniaSheffield1.0 µg/m³ PM2.5118 km away · EPA Tasmania