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Emerald PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from Queensland DETSI.

Queensland · -23.5208, 148.1653 · observed · Government monitor

6.6Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
7.012-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
5.3Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³47 stored readings in this page window
GoodModel peak · next 24 h5.3–6.6 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

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

The monitor belongs to Queensland DETSI. 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 2 other fire locations.

View 2 nearby fire locations

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Emerald 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
200−24 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 hoursGood3.7–6.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood4.5–6.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood5.3–6.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursGood5.4–7.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF7.0 µg/m³Good10 Oct, 1:30 AM AEST
CAMS7.6 µg/m³Good10 Oct, 1:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM5.4 µg/m³Good09 Oct, 7:00 AM AEST
Recent hourly readings47 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST6.6Good
08 Oct, 11:00 AM AEST7.3Good
08 Oct, 10:00 AM AEST7.9Good
08 Oct, 9:00 AM AEST7.7Good
08 Oct, 8:00 AM AEST6.9Good
08 Oct, 7:00 AM AEST5.5Good
08 Oct, 6:00 AM AEST5.6Good
08 Oct, 5:00 AM AEST5.2Good
08 Oct, 4:00 AM AEST4.7Good
08 Oct, 3:00 AM AEST4.5Good
08 Oct, 2:00 AM AEST4.2Good
08 Oct, 1:00 AM AEST4.5Good
08 Oct, 12:00 AM AEST4.1Good
07 Oct, 11:00 PM AEST4.1Good
07 Oct, 10:00 PM AEST4.1Good
07 Oct, 9:00 PM AEST4.2Good
07 Oct, 8:00 PM AEST3.7Good
07 Oct, 7:00 PM AEST4.0Good
07 Oct, 6:00 PM AEST3.7Good
07 Oct, 5:00 PM AEST4.9Good
07 Oct, 4:00 PM AEST4.6Good
07 Oct, 3:00 PM AEST5.7Good
07 Oct, 2:00 PM AEST7.2Good
07 Oct, 1:00 PM AEST7.7Good
07 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST6.4Good
07 Oct, 11:00 AM AEST6.2Good
07 Oct, 10:00 AM AEST5.8Good
07 Oct, 9:00 AM AEST4.9Good
07 Oct, 8:00 AM AEST4.5Good
07 Oct, 7:00 AM AEST4.8Good
07 Oct, 6:00 AM AEST4.0Good
07 Oct, 5:00 AM AEST4.0Good
07 Oct, 4:00 AM AEST4.4Good
07 Oct, 3:00 AM AEST4.3Good
07 Oct, 2:00 AM AEST4.6Good
07 Oct, 1:00 AM AEST4.5Good
07 Oct, 12:00 AM AEST4.7Good
06 Oct, 11:00 PM AEST6.5Good
06 Oct, 10:00 PM AEST7.8Good
06 Oct, 9:00 PM AEST13.3Fair
06 Oct, 8:00 PM AEST7.7Good
06 Oct, 7:00 PM AEST5.8Good
06 Oct, 6:00 PM AEST5.2Good
06 Oct, 5:00 PM AEST5.2Good
06 Oct, 4:00 PM AEST5.9Good
06 Oct, 3:00 PM AEST7.0Good
06 Oct, 2:00 PM AEST6.2Good

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