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South Australia air quality and smoke forecast

Every enabled government PM2.5 monitor in one view · updated

Current air quality and forecast

Now · statewide medianGood1.8 µg/m³ median
Highest readingGood3.9 µg/m³ · Southern Adelaide (Christies)
Forecast high · next 48 hours17.9 µg/m³Adelaide (CBD) · CAMS · 28 Aug, 10:30 PM ACST

Agency fire reports across South Australia

Jurisdiction-wide

South Australia agencies report 2 records at 2 fire locations: 2 other fire locations.

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STUART HIGHWAY, MARLAGOING · Rubbish FireSouth Australian Country Fire Service
Agency report details

Rubbish Fire
First Reported: Wednesday, 26 Aug 2026 15:49:00
Status: GOING
Region: 4

Official source

Current Air Quality Readings

6 reporting
Good · 6

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5
Southern Adelaide (Christies)Good3.9 µg/m³Adelaide (CBD)Good2.7 µg/m³Le Fevre (North Haven)Good2.0 µg/m³Northern Adelaide (Elizabeth)Good1.6 µg/m³Western Adelaide (Cowandilla)Good1.6 µg/m³

Explore local forecasts

6 locations
Greater Adelaide1.8 µg/m³ median · 6 current monitorsGoodMount GambierNo active hourly PM2.5 monitor in areaNo active PM2.5WhyallaNo active hourly PM2.5 monitor in areaNo active PM2.5Port AugustaNo active hourly PM2.5 monitor in areaNo active PM2.5

Regional-city pages sample research forecasts at the named centre and summarise current government monitors within 50 km. Nearby fire context uses a 150 km radius.

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Mount GambierNo active PM2.5No active hourly PM2.5 monitor in area · Location forecastPort AugustaNo active PM2.5No active hourly PM2.5 monitor in area · Location forecastPort PirieNo active PM2.5No active hourly PM2.5 monitor in area · Location forecastRenmarkGood0.0 µg/m³ median · 1 current monitor · Location forecastWhyallaNo active PM2.5No active hourly PM2.5 monitor in area · Location forecast
All government monitors (6 total; 6 current)
MonitorPM2.5 µg/m³Air qualityObserved local
Southern Adelaide (Christies)3.9Good27 Aug, 8:00 AM ACST
Adelaide (CBD)2.7Good27 Aug, 8:00 AM ACST
Le Fevre (North Haven)2.0Good27 Aug, 8:00 AM ACST
Northern Adelaide (Elizabeth)1.6Good27 Aug, 8:00 AM ACST
Western Adelaide (Cowandilla)1.6Good27 Aug, 8:00 AM ACST
Le Fevre (Birkenhead)1.0Good27 Aug, 8:00 AM ACST

Additional PM10 coverage

3 PM10-only monitors

These sites improve geographic coverage but are excluded from all PM2.5 categories, medians, NowCasts and forecast comparisons.

Port Pirie (Oliver St)11.3 µg/m³ PM10PM10-only coverage monitorWhyalla (Schulz Reserve)9.3 µg/m³ PM10PM10-only coverage monitorWhyalla (Walls St)51.4 µg/m³ PM10PM10-only coverage monitor
Times are local (ACST). State figures are descriptive summaries, not a regulatory air-quality index.Methodology & source policyHosted in Australia