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North air quality and smoke forecast

Current government PM2.5 readings within the official Brisbane - North 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 · observedGood2.9 µg/m³ median · 1 current monitor
Next 48 hoursGood to Fair7.3–18.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Forecast peak18.3 µg/m³29 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 3 other fire locations. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 3 nearby fire locations
View 1 planned or registered burn nearby

Straight-line distance from the Brisbane - North 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 North

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 hoursGood4.9–8.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood5.2–10.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood5.6–11.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursFair7.3–18.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF18.1 µg/m³Fair29 Aug, 4:30 AM AEST
CAMS18.3 µg/m³Fair29 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM7.3 µg/m³Good28 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5
DeagonGood2.9 µg/m³
All government monitors (1 total; 1 current)
MonitorPM2.5 µg/m³Air qualityObserved local
Deagon2.9Good27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST