Karratha air quality and smoke forecast

Current government PM2.5 readings within 50 km of Karratha, with separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM total-PM2.5 forecasts sampled at the locality centre.

Updated 27 Aug, 8:17 AM AWST · Location forecast · current monitors within 50 km of Karratha · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedNo current dataNo monitor is within its current-data window.

Next 48 hoursGood2.3–9.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Forecast peak9.7 µg/m³27 Aug, 9:00 AM AWST · FMI SILAM

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 1 other fire location.

View 1 nearby fire location

Bushfire (BULGARRA, CITY OF KARRATHA, PILBARA, CAD-ID: 812159)1 km away · Current · BushfireEmergency WA / DFES

Agency report details

Bushfire PILBARA

812159

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:43:00 +0800

Official source

Straight-line distance from the Karratha 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 Karratha

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 Karratha locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood2.1–9.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursGood2.2–9.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursGood2.2–9.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursGood2.3–9.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	2.3 µg/m³	Good	28 Aug, 8:30 PM AWST
CAMS	2.6 µg/m³	Good	27 Aug, 10:00 AM AWST
FMI SILAM	9.7 µg/m³	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AWST

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5

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