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Bushfire smoke in Melbourne today

Map of today's bushfire smoke and fire hotspots around Melbourne
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Not a warning service. In an emergency call Triple Zero (000). In Victoria: VicEmergency for fires, EPA Victoria AirWatch for measured air quality. Every state's fire map: NSW · VIC · QLD · SA · WA · TAS · NT · ACT.

No, little or no bushfire smoke over Melbourne today: the CAMS forecast puts the smoke there at below 0.1 (aerosol optical depth) and the day's mean PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³. Tomorrow: clear (below 0.1). Thursday: clear (below 0.1). NASA satellites detected 3 fire hotspots within 100 km of Melbourne and 26 within 300 km in their latest passes; the nearest was about 15 km to the west.

Smoke (AOD)
below 0.1
below 0.1
below 0.1
PM2.5 µg/m³
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12.4
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Smoke: the day's highest fire-smoke optical depth over Melbourne; 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 Victoria, use EPA Victoria AirWatch. Health advice: NSW Health on bushfire smoke.

Questions about smoke in Melbourne

Is there bushfire smoke in Melbourne today?

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

NASA satellites detected 3 fire hotspots within 100 km of Melbourne and 26 within 300 km in their latest passes; the nearest was about 15 km to the west. 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; VicEmergency lists them.

Will the smoke clear in Melbourne tomorrow?

The CAMS forecast for tomorrow over Melbourne: clear (AOD below 0.1), PM2.5 12.4 µg/m³. Smoke forecasts change with the wind and with new fires, so check again in the morning.

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