Upper Kedron PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from Queensland DETSI.

Queensland · -27.4110, 152.9238 · observed 08 Oct, 3:00 AM AEST · Government monitor

2.9Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³

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

—Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³9 stored readings in this page window

FairModel peak · next 24 h3.8–13.4 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

2.9 µg/m³ is Good on the one-hour PM2.5 air quality scale. Latest stored reading · 11 hours old.

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, LEGUME137 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 RD84 km away · Going · FIRE VEGETATIONQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

SEVENTEEN MILE — SEVENTEEN MILE RD72 km away · Going · FIRE VEGETATIONQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

BELLA CREEK — BELLA CREEK RD108 km away · Going · FIRE VEGETATIONQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

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

Straight-line distance from the Upper Kedron 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 hoursGood3.4–12.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursFair3.7–13.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursFair3.8–13.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursFair3.8–13.6 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	13.6 µg/m³	Fair	09 Oct, 7:00 PM AEST
FMI SILAM	3.8 µg/m³	Good	09 Oct, 7:00 AM AEST

Recent hourly readings9 stored

Observed local	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality
08 Oct, 3:00 AM AEST	2.9	Good
08 Oct, 1:00 AM AEST	5.1	Good
07 Oct, 10:00 PM AEST	6.3	Good
07 Oct, 8:00 PM AEST	4.8	Good
07 Oct, 7:00 PM AEST	4.6	Good
07 Oct, 5:00 PM AEST	5.1	Good
07 Oct, 4:00 PM AEST	4.9	Good
07 Oct, 2:00 PM AEST	4.5	Good
07 Oct, 5:00 AM AEST	3.3	Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction

Enoggera Reservoir0.4 µg/m³ PM2.54 km away · Queensland DETSI Eatons Hill0.2 µg/m³ PM2.59 km away · Queensland DETSI Toowong0.4 µg/m³ PM2.510 km away · Queensland DETSI Brisbane CBD2.5 µg/m³ PM2.513 km away · Queensland DETSI South Brisbane2.8 µg/m³ PM2.513 km away · Queensland DETSI Woolloongabba2.6 µg/m³ PM2.515 km away · Queensland DETSI