← 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 11 Oct, 9:17 PM AEDT · Location forecast · current monitors within 50 km of Queenstown · concentrations, not an Australian AQI
Current air quality and forecast Now · observed Good 1.0 µg/m³ median · 1 current monitor
Next 48 hours Good 5.1–12.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Forecast peak 12.1 µg/m³ 13 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT · CAMS
Nearby fires 150 km radius No agency fire incidents are currently reported within 150 km of this location. There are also 23 planned or registered burns.
View 23 planned or registered burns nearby OUSE — STRICKLAND ROAD 99 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 VICTORIA VALLEY — BASHAN ROAD 99 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 TODS CORNER — HIGHLAND LAKES ROAD 101 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 102 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 SHEFFIELD — SHEFFIELD ROAD 103 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 LOWER BARRINGTON — SHEFFIELD ROAD 106 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 EAST CAM — LAIRD ROAD 116 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 BOTHWELL — NANT LANE 122 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 123 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 WESTBURY — FIVE ACRE ROW 124 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 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 SOUTH FOREST — PAYNES ROAD 135 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania Fire Service / TasALERT Registered burn details Permit 26040784 Starts 10 Oct, 6:20 PM AEDT Scheduled end 14 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT Official source ELDERSLIE — BLUFF ROAD 136 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 SMITHTON — RUPERT LANE 141 km away · Active · Registered Burn Tasmania 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 BRIDGENORTH — MANEYS ROAD 142 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 DROMEDARY — CHURCH ROAD 146 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 DYSART — MIDLAND HIGHWAY 146 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 LEGANA — ACROPOLIS DRIVE 147 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 — WEST TAMAR HIGHWAY 147 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 DEVIOT — MOTOR ROAD 147 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 LEGANA — FRESHWATER POINT ROAD 149 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 CLARENCE POINT — SUNSET BOULEVARD 149 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 OATLANDS — MIDLAND HIGHWAY 149 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 Agency fire reports updated 11 Oct, 9:25 PM AEDT
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
20 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 2.2–4.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hours Good 4.0–5.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hours Good 4.0–11.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hours Good 5.1–12.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail 3 available · 48-hour peak table Model 48-hour peak Category Peak around NASA GEOS-CF 8.5 µg/m³ Good 13 Oct, 2:30 AM AEDT CAMS 12.1 µg/m³ Good 13 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT FMI SILAM 5.1 µg/m³ Good 12 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT
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 1.0 Good 11 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT
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