Bushfire Smoke Gold Coast Today: Smoke Map & Forecast

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No, little or no bushfire smoke over the Gold Coast today: the CAMS forecast puts the smoke there at below 0.1 (aerosol optical depth) and the day's mean PM2.5 at 10 µg/m³. Tomorrow: clear (below 0.1). Thursday: clear (below 0.1). NASA satellites detected 5 fire hotspots within 100 km of the Gold Coast and 140 within 300 km in their latest passes; the nearest was about 25 km to the north.

Smoke (AOD)

below 0.1

PM2.5 µg/m³

9.4

11.9

Smoke: the day's highest fire-smoke optical depth over the Gold Coast; 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 Queensland, use Queensland air quality. Health advice: NSW Health on bushfire smoke.

Questions about smoke in the Gold Coast

Is there bushfire smoke in the Gold Coast today?

No, little or no bushfire smoke: the CAMS smoke AOD over the Gold Coast 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 the Gold Coast coming from?

NASA satellites detected 5 fire hotspots within 100 km of the Gold Coast and 140 within 300 km in their latest passes; the nearest was about 25 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; Queensland Fire Department lists them.

Will the smoke clear in the Gold Coast tomorrow?

The CAMS forecast for tomorrow over the Gold Coast: clear (AOD below 0.1), PM2.5 9.4 µg/m³. Smoke forecasts change with the wind and with new fires, so check again in the morning.

Bushfire smoke in the Gold Coast today

On a smoky day

Questions about smoke in the Gold Coast

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Will the smoke clear in the Gold Coast tomorrow?

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