Inner City air quality and smoke forecast

Current government PM2.5 readings within the official Brisbane Inner City SA4 boundary, with separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM total-PM2.5 forecasts.

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

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood1.4 µg/m³ median · 2 current monitors

Next 48 hoursGood to Fair3.8–14.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Forecast peak14.1 µg/m³09 Oct, 6:00 AM AEST · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 1 Advice warning, 1 Information report and 3 other fire locations. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 5 nearby fire locations

AdviceMOUNT LINDESAY RD, LEGUME135 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service

Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: MOUNT LINDESAY RD, LEGUME 2476
COUNCIL AREA: Tenterfield
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 2099 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 8 Oct 2026 08:36

Official source

InformationBURLEIGH HEADS — PENNY LANE80 km away · Going · FIRE VEGETATIONInformation - BURLEIGH HEADSQueensland Fire Department

Official warning details

There is a vegetation fire at this location. Smoke may affect residents and motorists in the area. Residents should close their doors and windows and keep medication close by if suffering from a respiratory condition. Motorists should use caution and drive to conditions. If you believe your property is under threat, you should call Triple Zero (000) immediately.

Official source

MURPHYS CREEK — FIFTEEN MILE RD92 km away · Going · FIRE VEGETATIONQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

SEVENTEEN MILE — SEVENTEEN MILE RD80 km away · Going · FIRE VEGETATIONQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

BELLA CREEK — BELLA CREEK RD118 km away · Going · FIRE VEGETATIONQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

View 1 planned or registered burn nearby

KIPPA RING — Chelsea St29 km away · Going · FIRE PERMITTED BURNQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

Agency fire reports updated 08 Oct, 1:20 PM AEST

Straight-line distance from the Brisbane Inner City representative 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 Inner City

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 hoursGood3.4–11.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursGood3.7–11.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursFair3.8–14.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursFair3.8–14.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	10.2 µg/m³	Good	09 Oct, 5:30 AM AEST
CAMS	14.1 µg/m³	Fair	09 Oct, 6:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM	3.8 µg/m³	Good	09 Oct, 7:00 AM AEST

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5

All government monitors (2 total; 2 current)

Monitor	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality	Observed local
Brisbane CBD	2.5	Good	08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST
Toowong	0.3	Good	08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST