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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 · ABS 2026 region · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood2.0 µg/m³ median · 2 current monitors
Next 48 hoursGood to Fair7.3–17.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Forecast peak17.2 µg/m³29 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 3 other fire locations. There are also 2 planned or registered burns.

View 3 nearby fire locations
View 2 planned or registered burns nearby
22 grimstons road theresa creek144 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: GRIMSTONS RD, THERESA CREEK 2469
COUNCIL AREA: Kyogle
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 106 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 26 Aug 2026 17:30

Official source

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

200−24 hNow+24 h+48 hµg/m³
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 hoursGood4.4–7.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood5.4–10.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood5.6–12.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursFair7.3–17.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF11.9 µg/m³Good29 Aug, 1:30 AM AEST
CAMS17.2 µg/m³Fair29 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM7.3 µg/m³Good28 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5
Brisbane CBDGood3.1 µg/m³ToowongGood1.0 µg/m³
All government monitors (2 total; 2 current)
MonitorPM2.5 µg/m³Air qualityObserved local
Brisbane CBD3.1Good27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Toowong1.0Good27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST