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Le Fevre (Birkenhead) PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from EPA South Australia.

South Australia · -34.8387, 138.4963 · observed · Government monitor

2.0Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
1.812-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
6.1Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³46 stored readings in this page window
GoodModel peak · next 24 h3.2–8.4 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

2.0 µg/m³ is Good on the one-hour PM2.5 air quality scale. Current hourly reading.

The monitor belongs to EPA South Australia. Readings may be preliminary and revised by the agency.

The category applies only to the latest one-hour reading. It follows the Australian enHealth framework used by agencies including NSW, Victoria and Queensland. The NowCast and rolling mean are separately labelled derived concentrations. How the categories are used.

Nearby fires

150 km radius

No agency fire incidents are currently reported within 150 km of this location. There are also 2 planned or registered burns.

View 2 planned or registered burns nearby
LOCOMOTIVE DRIVE, SHEIDOW PARK28 km away · CONTROLLED · Prescribed BurnSouth Australian Country Fire Service
Agency report details

Prescribed Burn
First Reported: Thursday, 27 Aug 2026 08:54:00
Status: CONTROLLED
Region: MFS

Official source
LONG GULLY ROAD, MCLAREN VALE38 km away · CONTROLLED · Prescribed BurnSouth Australian Country Fire Service
Agency report details

Prescribed Burn
First Reported: Thursday, 27 Aug 2026 09:27:00
Status: CONTROLLED
Region: 1

Official source

Straight-line distance from the Le Fevre (Birkenhead) monitor 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.

Recent observations and next 48 hours

monitor + up to three models
300−24 hNow+24 h+48 hµg/m³
About this chart

Observed values come from this monitor. NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM are independent total surface PM2.5 research forecasts sampled from their nearest grid cells; they are not blended with the observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood2.3–6.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood2.9–7.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood3.2–8.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursFair7.7–14.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF7.7 µg/m³Good29 Aug, 7:00 AM ACST
CAMS14.4 µg/m³Fair28 Aug, 10:30 PM ACST
FMI SILAM12.5 µg/m³Fair28 Aug, 4:30 PM ACST
Recent hourly readings46 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
27 Aug, 9:00 AM ACST2.0Good
27 Aug, 8:00 AM ACST1.0Good
27 Aug, 7:00 AM ACST0.0Good
27 Aug, 5:00 AM ACST3.0Good
27 Aug, 4:00 AM ACST5.0Good
27 Aug, 3:00 AM ACST27.0Poor
27 Aug, 2:00 AM ACST12.0Good
27 Aug, 1:00 AM ACST9.0Good
27 Aug, 12:00 AM ACST13.0Fair
26 Aug, 11:00 PM ACST11.0Good
26 Aug, 10:00 PM ACST13.0Fair
26 Aug, 9:00 PM ACST13.0Fair
26 Aug, 8:00 PM ACST5.0Good
26 Aug, 7:00 PM ACST0.0Good
26 Aug, 6:00 PM ACST1.0Good
26 Aug, 5:00 PM ACST1.0Good
26 Aug, 3:00 PM ACST0.0Good
26 Aug, 2:00 PM ACST0.0Good
26 Aug, 1:00 PM ACST4.0Good
26 Aug, 12:00 PM ACST6.0Good
26 Aug, 11:00 AM ACST2.0Good
26 Aug, 10:00 AM ACST1.0Good
26 Aug, 9:00 AM ACST5.0Good
26 Aug, 8:00 AM ACST8.0Good
26 Aug, 7:00 AM ACST8.0Good
26 Aug, 6:00 AM ACST6.0Good
26 Aug, 5:00 AM ACST8.0Good
26 Aug, 4:00 AM ACST12.0Good
26 Aug, 3:00 AM ACST7.0Good
26 Aug, 2:00 AM ACST6.0Good
26 Aug, 1:00 AM ACST5.0Good
26 Aug, 12:00 AM ACST2.0Good
25 Aug, 11:00 PM ACST0.0Good
25 Aug, 10:00 PM ACST0.0Good
25 Aug, 9:00 PM ACST3.0Good
25 Aug, 8:00 PM ACST5.0Good
25 Aug, 7:00 PM ACST4.0Good
25 Aug, 6:00 PM ACST3.0Good
25 Aug, 5:00 PM ACST5.0Good
25 Aug, 4:00 PM ACST8.0Good
25 Aug, 3:00 PM ACST0.0Good
25 Aug, 2:00 PM ACST2.0Good
25 Aug, 1:00 PM ACST5.0Good
25 Aug, 12:00 PM ACST5.0Good
25 Aug, 11:00 AM ACST3.0Good
25 Aug, 10:00 AM ACST1.0Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction
Le Fevre (North Haven)2.0 µg/m³ PM2.55 km away · EPA South AustraliaWestern Adelaide (Cowandilla)1.6 µg/m³ PM2.512 km away · EPA South AustraliaAdelaide (CBD)0.1 µg/m³ PM2.514 km away · EPA South AustraliaNorthern Adelaide (Elizabeth)4.6 µg/m³ PM2.524 km away · EPA South AustraliaSouthern Adelaide (Christies)2.3 µg/m³ PM2.533 km away · EPA South AustraliaPort Pirie (Oliver St)20.0 µg/m³ PM10188 km away · EPA South Australia