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Broken Hill air quality and smoke forecast

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

Updated · Location forecast · current monitors within 50 km of Broken Hill · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood1.0 µg/m³ median · 1 current monitor
Next 48 hoursGood to Poor6.7–46.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Forecast peak46.0 µg/m³09 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT · FMI SILAM

Nearby fires

150 km radius

No agency fire incidents are currently reported within 150 km of this location.

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Broken Hill 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 Broken Hill

520−24 hNow+24 h+48 hµg/m³
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 Broken Hill locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood1.7–3.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood2.0–4.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood3.4–7.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursPoor6.7–46.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF20.7 µg/m³Fair09 Oct, 7:30 PM AEDT
CAMS6.7 µg/m³Good10 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT
FMI SILAM46.0 µg/m³Poor09 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5
Broken HillGood1.0 µg/m³Indicative sensor
All government monitors (1 total; 1 current)
MonitorPM2.5 µg/m³Air qualityObserved local
Broken Hill †1.0Good08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT

† The publishing agency identifies these as indicative sensors. They add local coverage but are not reference-grade monitors.