← Return to main page · Tasmania outlook Queenstown air quality and smoke forecast Current government PM2.5 readings within 50 km of Queenstown, 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 Queenstown · concentrations, not an Australian AQI
Current air quality and forecast Now · observed Good 4.0 µg/m³ median · 1 current monitor
Next 48 hours Good to Fair 3.0–23.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Forecast peak 23.9 µg/m³ 28 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST · CAMS
Nearby fires 150 km radius No agency fire incidents are currently reported within 150 km of this location. There are also 20 planned or registered burns.
View 20 planned or registered burns nearby MIENA — JONES ROAD 96 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 GOLDEN VALLEY — BOGAN ROAD 109 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 CUPRONA — CUPRONA ROAD 109 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 115 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 115 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 WESTBURY — BIRRALEE ROAD 123 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 BOTHWELL — HOLLOW TREE ROAD 123 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033878 Starts 27 Aug, 7:47 AM AEST Scheduled end 27 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST Official source LILEAH — RANSONS ROAD 127 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 SHEARWATER — BURGESS DRIVE 130 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 BLACK HILLS — BLACK HILLS ROAD 141 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26033292 Starts 20 Aug, 4:47 PM AEST Scheduled end 20 Sep, 4:41 PM AEST Official source SMITHTON — PUMP HOUSE ROAD 141 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 BLACKSTONE HEIGHTS — ZENITH COURT 145 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 PERTH — MIDLAND HIGHWAY 146 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 DEVON HILLS — CHRISTINE AVENUE 147 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 ROBIGANA — DEVIOT ROAD 147 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 DEVON HILLS — DEVON HILLS ROAD 147 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 SWAN BAY — WINDERMERE ROAD 148 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 LEGANA — BEACH ROAD 149 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 SWAN BAY — LOS ANGELOS ROAD 150 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 150 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 Straight-line distance from the Queenstown 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 Queenstown
27 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 Queenstown locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.
Forecast
Next 6 hours Good 1.1–5.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hours Good 1.7–8.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hours Good 2.6–8.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hours Fair 3.0–23.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail 3 available · 48-hour peak table Model 48-hour peak Category Peak around NASA GEOS-CF 3.0 µg/m³ Good 29 Aug, 9:30 AM AEST CAMS 23.9 µg/m³ Fair 28 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST FMI SILAM 5.0 µg/m³ Good 28 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST
Highest readings right now current hourly PM2.5 All government monitors (1 total; 1 current) Monitor PM2.5 µg/m³ Air quality Observed local Queenstown 4.0 Good 27 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST
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