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Bushfire smoke in Adelaide today

Map of today's bushfire smoke and fire hotspots around Adelaide
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Not a warning service. In an emergency call Triple Zero (000). In South Australia: SA Country Fire Service warnings for fires, EPA South Australia air quality monitoring for measured air quality. Every state's fire map: NSW · VIC · QLD · SA · WA · TAS · NT · ACT.

No, little or no bushfire smoke over Adelaide today: the CAMS forecast puts the smoke there at below 0.1 (aerosol optical depth) and the day's mean PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³. Tomorrow: clear (below 0.1). Thursday: clear (below 0.1). NASA satellites detected 0 fire hotspots within 100 km of Adelaide and 2 within 300 km in their latest passes; the nearest was about 129 km to the north.

Smoke (AOD)
below 0.1
below 0.1
below 0.1
PM2.5 µg/m³
10.4
6.2
7.6
Smoke: the day's highest fire-smoke optical depth over Adelaide; PM2.5: the day's mean near the ground, against Australia's 25 µg/m³ daily standard. CAMS global forecast, shown as computed.

Smoke and PM2.5: Copernicus CAMS global forecast run of 12 Oct, 11:00 am AEDT, shown as computed; smoke is the day's highest fire-smoke aerosol optical depth at 550 nm over the city, PM2.5 the day's mean near the ground. Below 0.1 is clean air, 0.1 to 0.5 a smoke haze you can see and smell, 0.5 to 1 heavy smoke, above 1 very heavy smoke.

On a smoky day

If you can see or smell smoke, stay indoors with windows and doors closed, set the air conditioner to recirculate and put off hard exercise outdoors. People with asthma, heart or lung disease should follow their action plan. For measured air in South Australia, use EPA South Australia air quality monitoring. Health advice: NSW Health on bushfire smoke.

Questions about smoke in Adelaide

Is there bushfire smoke in Adelaide today?

No, little or no bushfire smoke: the CAMS smoke AOD over Adelaide is below 0.1 today. Below 0.1 is clean air, 0.1 to 0.5 a smoke haze you can see and smell, 0.5 to 1 heavy smoke, above 1 very heavy smoke.

Where is the smoke over Adelaide coming from?

NASA satellites detected 0 fire hotspots within 100 km of Adelaide and 2 within 300 km in their latest passes; the nearest was about 129 km to the north. Smoke can also travel hundreds of kilometres: open the map and follow the drifting particles back to the fires upwind. Planned hazard reduction burns make smoke too; SA Country Fire Service warnings lists them.

Will the smoke clear in Adelaide tomorrow?

The CAMS forecast for tomorrow over Adelaide: clear (AOD below 0.1), PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³. Smoke forecasts change with the wind and with new fires, so check again in the morning.

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