Oakey PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from Queensland DETSI.

Queensland · -27.4336, 151.7224 · observed 08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEST · Government monitor

3.0Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³

—12-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI

—Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³8 stored readings in this page window

GoodModel peak · next 24 h4.0–8.1 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

3.0 µg/m³ is Good on the one-hour PM2.5 air quality scale. Current hourly reading.

The monitor belongs to Queensland DETSI. Readings may be preliminary and revised by the agency.

The category applies only to the latest one-hour reading. It follows the Australian enHealth framework used by agencies including NSW, Victoria and Queensland. The NowCast and rolling mean are separately labelled derived concentrations. How the categories are used.

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 1 Advice warning and 3 other fire locations.

View 4 nearby fire locations

AdviceMOUNT LINDESAY RD, LEGUME124 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

MURPHYS CREEK — FIFTEEN MILE RD35 km away · Going · FIRE VEGETATIONQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

SEVENTEEN MILE — SEVENTEEN MILE RD47 km away · Going · FIRE VEGETATIONQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

BELLA CREEK — BELLA CREEK RD135 km away · Going · FIRE VEGETATIONQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

Agency fire reports updated 08 Oct, 2:20 PM AEST

Straight-line distance from the Oakey monitor 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.

Recent observations and next 48 hours

monitor + up to three models

About this chart

Observed values come from this monitor. NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM are independent total surface PM2.5 research forecasts sampled from their nearest grid cells; they are not blended with the observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood4.0–7.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursGood4.0–7.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursGood4.0–8.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursGood4.0–8.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	5.7 µg/m³	Good	08 Oct, 7:30 PM AEST
CAMS	8.1 µg/m³	Good	09 Oct, 8:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM	4.0 µg/m³	Good	08 Oct, 7:00 PM AEST

Recent hourly readings8 stored

Observed local	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality
08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEST	3.0	Good
08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST	2.0	Good
08 Oct, 1:00 AM AEST	1.9	Good
07 Oct, 7:00 PM AEST	6.9	Good
07 Oct, 2:00 PM AEST	1.4	Good
07 Oct, 9:00 AM AEST	4.4	Good
07 Oct, 5:00 AM AEST	4.5	Good
07 Oct, 4:00 AM AEST	4.2	Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction

Highfields0.2 µg/m³ PM2.522 km away · Queensland DETSI Toowoomba3.1 µg/m³ PM2.524 km away · Queensland DETSI Rangeville2.9 µg/m³ PM2.531 km away · Queensland DETSI Pittsworth0.5 µg/m³ PM2.533 km away · Queensland DETSI Dalby0.6 µg/m³ PM2.553 km away · Queensland DETSI Gatton0.4 µg/m³ PM2.557 km away · Queensland DETSI