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Dandenong PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from EPA Victoria.

Victoria · -37.9858, 145.1987 · observed · Government monitor

7.2Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
5.812-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
6.9Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³42 stored readings in this page window
FairModel peak · next 24 h3.6–13.5 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

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

The monitor belongs to EPA Victoria. 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 5 other fire locations.

View 5 nearby fire locations

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Dandenong 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 hoursGood3.2–10.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursFair3.3–13.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursFair3.6–13.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursFair4.7–13.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF7.0 µg/m³Good10 Oct, 7:30 AM AEDT
CAMS13.5 µg/m³Fair08 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT
FMI SILAM4.7 µg/m³Good09 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT
Recent hourly readings42 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
08 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT7.2Good
08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT1.4Good
08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT2.5Good
08 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT14.1Fair
08 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT15.9Fair
08 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT2.7Good
08 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT7.4Good
08 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT2.9Good
08 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT9.2Good
08 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT6.0Good
08 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT2.5Good
08 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT5.1Good
08 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT5.0Good
08 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT1.8Good
08 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT2.7Good
07 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT2.8Good
07 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT8.3Good
07 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT6.4Good
07 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT10.1Good
07 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT9.8Good
07 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT13.6Fair
07 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT10.9Good
07 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT11.0Good
07 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT11.1Good
07 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT7.7Good
07 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT12.5Good
07 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT11.8Good
07 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT10.1Good
07 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT8.2Good
07 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT8.5Good
07 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT6.2Good
07 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT5.2Good
07 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT8.3Good
06 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT6.0Good
06 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT0.9Good
06 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT3.1Good
06 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT5.1Good
06 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT6.9Good
06 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT6.5Good
06 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT12.8Fair
06 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT9.1Good
06 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT0.0Good

Nearby government monitors

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