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 11 Oct, 8:17 PM AEDT · ABS 2026 region · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood4.2 µg/m³ median · 3 current monitors

Next 48 hoursGood4.8–5.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Forecast peak5.9 µg/m³13 Oct, 4:30 AM AEDT · NASA GEOS-CF

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 1 other fire location. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 1 nearby fire location

GOLSPIE RD, GOLSPIE119 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service

Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: GOLSPIE RD, GOLSPIE 2580
COUNCIL AREA: Upper Lachlan
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 18:44

Official source

View 1 planned or registered burn nearby

FEDERAL HWY, COLLECTOR49 km away · Under control · Burn offNSW Rural Fire Service

Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: FEDERAL HWY, COLLECTOR 2581
COUNCIL AREA: Upper Lachlan
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Burn off
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 18:25

Official source

Agency fire reports updated 11 Oct, 8:20 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 hoursGood2.6–5.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursGood2.7–5.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursGood4.4–5.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursGood4.8–5.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	5.9 µg/m³	Good	13 Oct, 4:30 AM AEDT
CAMS	5.5 µg/m³	Good	13 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
FMI SILAM	4.8 µg/m³	Good	12 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT

Highest readings across Greater Canberra

current hourly PM2.5

All government monitors (3 total; 3 current)

Monitor	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality	Observed local
Monash	7.3	Good	11 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT
Florey	4.2	Good	11 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT
Civic	2.3	Good	11 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT