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Townsville air quality and smoke forecast

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

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood0.3 µg/m³ median · 3 current monitors
Next 48 hoursGood3.4–9.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Forecast peak9.5 µg/m³09 Oct, 5:00 AM AEST · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 1 Information report and 1 other fire location. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 2 nearby fire locations
InformationOONOONBA — Shannon St4 km away · Going · FIRE VEGETATIONInformation - OONOONBAQueensland Fire Department
Official warning details

There is a vegetation fire at this location. Smoke may affect residents and motorists in the area. Residents should close their doors and windows and keep medication close by if suffering from a respiratory condition. Motorists should use caution and drive to conditions. If you believe your property is under threat, you should call Triple Zero (000) immediately.

Official source
View 1 planned or registered burn nearby

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Townsville 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 Townsville

200−24 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 Townsville locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood2.7–7.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood3.3–9.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood3.4–9.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursGood3.4–9.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF4.0 µg/m³Good09 Oct, 7:30 PM AEST
CAMS9.5 µg/m³Good09 Oct, 5:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM3.4 µg/m³Good09 Oct, 2:00 AM AEST

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5
North WardGood5.5 µg/m³StuartGood0.3 µg/m³South TownsvilleGood0.0 µg/m³
All government monitors (4 total; 3 current)
MonitorPM2.5 µg/m³Air qualityObserved local
North Ward5.5Good08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST
Stuart0.3Good08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST
South Townsville0.0Good08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST