Lorne air quality and smoke forecast

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

Updated 08 Oct, 2:17 PM AEDT · Location forecast · current monitors within 50 km of Lorne · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood8.2 µg/m³ median · 2 current monitors

Next 48 hoursGood to Fair5.3–13.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Forecast peak13.6 µg/m³08 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT · FMI SILAM

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 5 other fire locations. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 5 nearby fire locations

Murray St, Colac42 km away · Responding · Building FireVicEmergencyOfficial source

Star St, Geelong55 km away · Safe · OtherVicEmergencyOfficial source

Forest St, Wendouree113 km away · Safe · Building FireVicEmergencyOfficial source

Mernda143 km away · Safe · OtherVicEmergencyOfficial source

Wendouree113 km away · Safe · Building FireVicEmergencyOfficial source

View 1 planned or registered burn nearby

PEGARAH — RIDGES ROAD148 km away · Active · Registered BurnTasmania Fire Service / TasALERT

Registered burn details

Permit: 26040278
Starts: 07 Oct, 10:20 AM AEDT
Scheduled end: 09 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT

Official source

Agency fire reports updated 08 Oct, 2:20 PM AEDT

Straight-line distance from the Lorne 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 Lorne

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

Forecast

Next 6 hoursFair3.7–13.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursFair4.8–13.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursFair4.8–13.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursFair5.3–13.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	5.3 µg/m³	Good	10 Oct, 8:30 AM AEDT
CAMS	9.7 µg/m³	Good	08 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT
FMI SILAM	13.6 µg/m³	Fair	08 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5

All government monitors (3 total; 2 current)

Monitor	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality	Observed local
Lorne ^†	8.8	Good	08 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT
Colac ^†	7.7	Good	08 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT

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