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South Launceston PM2.5 monitor
Hourly government air-quality observations from EPA Tasmania.
Tasmania · -41.4440, 147.1480 · observed 11 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT · Government monitor
2.0 Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³ Good · <12.5 µg/m³
2.0 12-hour NowCast · µg/m³ Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
2.6 Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³ 47 stored readings in this page window
Good Model peak · next 24 h 4.8–9.7 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 31 planned or registered burns.
View 31 planned or registered burns nearby LEGANA — WEST TAMAR HIGHWAY 10 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26040958 Starts 11 Oct, 5:20 PM AEDT Scheduled end 11 Oct, 11:13 PM AEDT Official source LEGANA — ACROPOLIS DRIVE 11 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 LEGANA — FRESHWATER POINT ROAD 12 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26040703 Starts 09 Oct, 7:30 PM AEDT Scheduled end 11 Oct, 11:59 PM AEDT Official source BRIDGENORTH — MANEYS ROAD 16 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 WESTBURY — FIVE ACRE ROW 26 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 ROAD 29 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 CLARENCE POINT — SUNSET BOULEVARD 45 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26040690 Starts 09 Oct, 5:30 PM AEDT Scheduled end 13 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT Official source Fire incident 50 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 SHEFFIELD — SHEFFIELD ROAD 64 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26040251 Starts 07 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT Scheduled end 13 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT Official source MATHINNA — CLAYTONS ROAD 65 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 WATERHOUSE — HALFWAY ROAD 66 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 TODS CORNER — HIGHLAND LAKES ROAD 68 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26040651 Starts 09 Oct, 1:42 PM AEDT Scheduled end 17 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT Official source STEPPES — WADDAMANA ROAD 73 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 PYENGANA — POWERS ROAD 75 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 LOWER BARRINGTON — SHEFFIELD ROAD 75 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26034616 Starts 21 Sep, 1:35 PM AEST Scheduled end 01 Nov, 12:00 PM AEDT Official source ST MARYS — ESK MAIN ROAD 85 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 ST HELENS — ANSONS BAY ROAD 89 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26038591 Starts 28 Sep, 9:00 AM AEST Scheduled end 19 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT Official source YORK PLAINS — SORELL SPRINGS ROAD 93 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26040744 Starts 10 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT Scheduled end 11 Oct, 11:59 PM AEDT Official source VICTORIA VALLEY — BASHAN ROAD 97 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26040920 Starts 11 Oct, 2:24 PM AEDT Scheduled end 12 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT Official source ANDOVER — NALA ROAD 99 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 OATLANDS — MIDLAND HIGHWAY 100 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26040608 Starts 09 Oct, 10:19 AM AEDT Scheduled end 12 Oct, 10:20 PM AEDT Official source BOTHWELL — NANT LANE 101 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 LANE 102 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 OUSE — STRICKLAND ROAD 116 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 EAST CAM — LAIRD ROAD 117 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 DYSART — MIDLAND HIGHWAY 125 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 ELDERSLIE — BLUFF ROAD 131 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 BUCKLAND — TASMAN HIGHWAY 137 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 ROAD 137 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 DROMEDARY — CHURCH ROAD 140 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 BRIGHTON — ELDERSLIE ROAD 140 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26039946 Starts 05 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT Scheduled end 17 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT Official source Agency fire reports updated 11 Oct, 9:25 PM AEDT
Straight-line distance from the South Launceston 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
20 0 −24 h Now +24 h +48 h µg/m³
Observed hourly PM2.5 NASA GEOS-CF CAMS FMI SILAM
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 hours Good 4.8–7.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hours Good 4.8–9.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hours Good 4.8–9.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hours Good 4.8–9.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail 3 available · 48-hour peak table Model 48-hour peak Category Peak around NASA GEOS-CF 9.7 µg/m³ Good 12 Oct, 3:30 AM AEDT CAMS 7.9 µg/m³ Good 13 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT FMI SILAM 4.8 µg/m³ Good 11 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT
Recent hourly readings 47 stored Observed local PM2.5 µg/m³ Air quality 11 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT 2.0 Good 11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT 2.0 Good 11 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT 2.0 Good 11 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT 2.0 Good 11 Oct, 4:50 PM AEDT 1.0 Good 11 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT 1.0 Good 11 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT 1.0 Good 11 Oct, 1:50 PM AEDT 2.0 Good 11 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT 1.0 Good 11 Oct, 11:50 AM AEDT 2.0 Good 11 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT 2.0 Good 11 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT 3.0 Good 11 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT 3.0 Good 11 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT 3.0 Good 11 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT 3.0 Good 11 Oct, 4:50 AM AEDT 3.0 Good 11 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT 3.0 Good 11 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT 3.0 Good 11 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT 4.0 Good 11 Oct, 12:50 AM AEDT 4.0 Good 11 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT 4.0 Good 10 Oct, 10:50 PM AEDT 4.0 Good 10 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT 3.0 Good 10 Oct, 8:50 PM AEDT 5.0 Good 10 Oct, 7:50 PM AEDT 3.0 Good 10 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT 2.0 Good 10 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT 2.0 Good 10 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT 4.0 Good 10 Oct, 3:50 PM AEDT 4.0 Good 10 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT 3.0 Good 10 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT 3.0 Good 10 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT 2.0 Good 10 Oct, 11:50 AM AEDT 2.0 Good 10 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT 3.0 Good 10 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT 2.0 Good 10 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT 2.0 Good 10 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT 3.0 Good 10 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT 3.0 Good 10 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT 3.0 Good 10 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT 3.0 Good 10 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT 3.0 Good 10 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT 4.0 Good 10 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT 3.0 Good 10 Oct, 12:50 AM AEDT 3.0 Good 10 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT 4.0 Good 09 Oct, 10:50 PM AEDT 4.0 Good 09 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT 4.0 Good
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