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Footscray PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from EPA Victoria.

Victoria · -37.8008, 144.8672 · observed · Government monitor

4.1Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
5.212-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
5.6Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³48 stored readings in this page window
FairModel peak · next 24 h6.6–24.4 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

4.1 µg/m³ is Good on the one-hour PM2.5 air quality scale. Current hourly reading.

The monitor belongs to EPA Victoria. 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

Within 150 km, agencies report 4 other fire locations.

View 4 nearby fire locations

Straight-line distance from the Footscray 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
270−24 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 hoursGood3.2–8.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursFair6.6–24.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursFair6.6–24.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursFair6.6–24.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF12.2 µg/m³Good27 Aug, 8:30 PM AEST
CAMS24.4 µg/m³Fair27 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST
FMI SILAM6.6 µg/m³Good27 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST
Recent hourly readings48 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
27 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST4.1Good
27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST5.3Good
27 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST8.4Good
27 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST7.4Good
27 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST6.2Good
27 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST2.1Good
27 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST6.5Good
27 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST8.2Good
27 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST8.0Good
27 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST12.6Fair
27 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST4.6Good
26 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST7.5Good
26 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST0.0Good
26 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST2.1Good
26 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST1.6Good
26 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST8.2Good
26 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST1.5Good
26 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST6.6Good
26 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST3.1Good
26 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST2.5Good
26 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST7.0Good
26 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST4.2Good
26 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST7.2Good
26 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST10.0Good
26 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST2.3Good
26 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST2.8Good
26 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST3.5Good
26 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST5.5Good
26 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST0.8Good
26 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST4.9Good
26 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST7.8Good
26 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST9.1Good
26 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST4.0Good
26 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST8.3Good
26 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST5.0Good
25 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST9.8Good
25 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST11.2Good
25 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST5.9Good
25 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST11.1Good
25 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST7.9Good
25 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST6.2Good
25 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST14.9Fair
25 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST4.7Good
25 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST12.1Good
25 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST8.2Good
25 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST8.2Good
25 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST5.1Good
25 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST9.1Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction
Brooklyn6.9 µg/m³ PM2.53 km away · EPA VictoriaAltona North5.5 µg/m³ PM2.55 km away · EPA VictoriaMelbourne CBD7.3 µg/m³ PM2.59 km away · EPA VictoriaAlphington7.5 µg/m³ PM2.515 km away · EPA VictoriaPoint Cook3.2 µg/m³ PM2.517 km away · EPA VictoriaBrighton8.4 µg/m³ PM2.517 km away · EPA Victoria