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Gladstone air quality and smoke forecast

Current government PM2.5 readings within 50 km of Gladstone, 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 Gladstone · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood9.6 µg/m³ median · 5 current monitors
Next 48 hoursGood3.8–10.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Forecast peak10.4 µg/m³10 Oct, 6:00 AM AEST · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 1 other fire location.

View 1 nearby fire location

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Gladstone 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 Gladstone

250−24 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 Gladstone locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood3.8–7.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood3.8–8.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood3.8–8.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursGood3.8–10.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF3.8 µg/m³Good08 Oct, 1:30 PM AEST
CAMS10.4 µg/m³Good10 Oct, 6:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM4.7 µg/m³Good08 Oct, 7:00 PM AEST

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5
South GladstoneGood10.4 µg/m³Boyne IslandGood10.3 µg/m³TarginieGood9.6 µg/m³ClintonGood9.4 µg/m³Boat CreekGood8.2 µg/m³
All government monitors (5 total; 5 current)
MonitorPM2.5 µg/m³Air qualityObserved local
South Gladstone10.4Good08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST
Boyne Island10.3Good08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST
Targinie9.6Good08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST
Clinton9.4Good08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST
Boat Creek8.2Good08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST