Gold Coast pollen count today and forecast
Friday 2 October: grass pollen in Gold Coast is Low (modelled estimate). Little pasture upwind today, so most grass pollen is local (parks, lawns, roadsides), on a NE wind of 13 km/h. Saturday: Low. Sunday: Low.
Where Gold Coast's grass pollen comes from
Subtropical grasses (Bahia grass, Paspalum, Rhodes grass, couch) flower from October into autumn, with several peaks that follow summer rain, so the season is long rather than sharp. Our estimate for Gold Coast follows the grazing land inland of the city: it was drier than usual about 38 days ago (grass flowers some weeks after it greens), and 5 mm of rain fell two to four weeks ago. Sea breezes blow cleaner air in from the ocean, so onshore days read lower here than inland. This model is our own and has not been checked against local counts (the subtropical pollen season). On the map, particles leave pasture cells (ABARES land use) and ride today's forecast wind. Their number follows today's modelled level, so a dense stream means a high day.
Air quality in Gold Coast today
Observed at the Southport monitoring station at 10 pm on Friday 2 October, the latest reading when this page was built (Queensland Government ratings, shown unaltered). For the live hourly readings see Southport station.
| Pollutant | Rating | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Ozone | Good | 0.025 ppm |
| NO2 | Very Good | 0.017 ppm |
| PM10 | Very Good | 11.2 µg/m³ |
| PM2.5 | Very Good | 3.1 µg/m³ |
