Canberra air quality and smoke forecast

Current PM2.5 air quality across Australian Capital Territory, with separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM total-PM2.5 forecasts.

Updated 08 Oct, 1:17 PM AEDT · ABS 2026 region · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedNo current dataNo monitor is within its current-data window.

Next 48 hoursGood6.0–8.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Forecast peak8.8 µg/m³09 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

No agency fire incidents are currently reported within 150 km of this location. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 1 planned or registered burn nearby

HAZARD REDUCTION BURN - PADDYS RIVER25 km away · Resource Allocation Pending · HAZARD REDUCTION BURNACT Emergency Services Agency

Agency report details

Incident: HAZARD REDUCTION BURN - PADDYS RIVER
Location: TIDBINBILLA, TIDBINBILLA RD, PADDYS RIVER

Status: Resource Allocation Pending
Suburb: PADDYS RIVER
Type: HAZARD REDUCTION BURN
Agency: Fire
Incident Number: 016219-08102026
Updated: 08 Oct 2026 11:42:27.61
Time of Call: 08 Oct 2026 11:42:22

Official source

Agency fire reports updated 08 Oct, 1:21 PM AEDT

Straight-line distance from the Canberra city 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 Canberra

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

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood1.9–6.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursGood2.9–8.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursGood2.9–8.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursGood6.0–8.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	7.7 µg/m³	Good	10 Oct, 8:30 AM AEDT
CAMS	8.8 µg/m³	Good	09 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT
FMI SILAM	6.0 µg/m³	Good	10 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT

Highest readings across Greater Canberra

current hourly PM2.5

No current government readings.

All government monitors (3 total; 0 current)

No government monitor in this area is within its source-specific current-data window.