Toowoomba air quality and smoke forecast

Current government PM2.5 readings within 50 km of Toowoomba, with separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM total-PM2.5 forecasts sampled at the locality centre.

Updated 08 Oct, 1:17 PM AEST · Location forecast · current monitors within 50 km of Toowoomba · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood2.0 µg/m³ median · 5 current monitors

Next 48 hoursGood4.3–10.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Forecast peak10.6 µg/m³09 Oct, 6:00 AM AEST · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 1 Advice warning and 4 other fire locations. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 5 nearby fire locations

AdviceMOUNT LINDESAY RD, LEGUME104 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 RD18 km away · Going · FIRE VEGETATIONQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

SEVENTEEN MILE — SEVENTEEN MILE RD27 km away · Going · FIRE VEGETATIONQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

BELLA CREEK — BELLA CREEK RD134 km away · Going · FIRE VEGETATIONQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

DONNYBROOK FIRETRAIL, BACK CREEK148 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service

Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: DONNYBROOK FIRETRAIL, BACK CREEK 2372
COUNCIL AREA: Tenterfield
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 3479 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 8 Oct 2026 08:30

Official source

View 1 planned or registered burn nearby

KIPPA RING — Chelsea St117 km away · Going · FIRE PERMITTED BURNQueensland Fire DepartmentOfficial source

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

Straight-line distance from the Toowoomba 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 Toowoomba

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

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood4.3–9.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursGood4.3–9.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursGood4.3–10.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursGood4.3–10.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	6.2 µg/m³	Good	08 Oct, 6:30 PM AEST
CAMS	10.6 µg/m³	Good	09 Oct, 6:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM	4.3 µg/m³	Good	08 Oct, 7:00 PM AEST

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5

All government monitors (6 total; 5 current)

Monitor	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality	Observed local
Toowoomba	2.6	Good	08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST
Oakey	2.0	Good	08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST
Rangeville	2.0	Good	08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST
Gatton	0.3	Good	08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST
Highfields	0.2	Good	08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEST