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Wonthaggi air quality and smoke forecast

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

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood4.6 µg/m³ median · 3 current monitors
Next 48 hoursGood5.0–8.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Forecast peak8.3 µg/m³08 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT · CAMS

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 Wonthaggi 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 Wonthaggi

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

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood4.9–8.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood4.9–8.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood4.9–8.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursGood5.0–8.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF5.8 µg/m³Good10 Oct, 7:30 AM AEDT
CAMS8.3 µg/m³Good08 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
FMI SILAM5.0 µg/m³Good09 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5
LeongathaGood5.2 µg/m³Indicative sensorWonthaggiGood4.6 µg/m³Indicative sensorHastingsGood1.7 µg/m³
All government monitors (3 total; 3 current)
MonitorPM2.5 µg/m³Air qualityObserved local
Leongatha †5.2Good08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Wonthaggi †4.6Good08 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT
Hastings1.7Good08 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT

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