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Northern Adelaide (Elizabeth) PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from EPA South Australia.

South Australia · -34.6986, 138.6957 · observed · Government monitor

4.6Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
3.212-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
3.3Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³41 stored readings in this page window
GoodModel peak · next 24 h3.2–11.6 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

4.6 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 PARK46 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 VALE55 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 Northern Adelaide (Elizabeth) 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
200−24 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 hoursGood2.1–6.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood3.2–11.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood3.2–11.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursFair5.0–17.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF5.0 µg/m³Good29 Aug, 2:00 AM ACST
CAMS17.9 µg/m³Fair28 Aug, 10:30 PM ACST
FMI SILAM11.1 µg/m³Good29 Aug, 9:30 AM ACST
Recent hourly readings41 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
27 Aug, 9:00 AM ACST4.6Good
27 Aug, 8:00 AM ACST1.6Good
27 Aug, 7:00 AM ACST1.5Good
27 Aug, 6:00 AM ACST1.0Good
27 Aug, 5:00 AM ACST4.1Good
27 Aug, 4:00 AM ACST3.0Good
27 Aug, 3:00 AM ACST4.2Good
27 Aug, 2:00 AM ACST1.2Good
27 Aug, 12:00 AM ACST5.9Good
26 Aug, 11:00 PM ACST4.6Good
26 Aug, 10:00 PM ACST8.4Good
26 Aug, 9:00 PM ACST5.5Good
26 Aug, 8:00 PM ACST10.3Good
26 Aug, 7:00 PM ACST2.1Good
26 Aug, 5:00 PM ACST1.1Good
26 Aug, 4:00 PM ACST1.1Good
26 Aug, 2:00 PM ACST1.3Good
26 Aug, 1:00 PM ACST0.2Good
26 Aug, 12:00 PM ACST1.5Good
26 Aug, 11:00 AM ACST2.9Good
26 Aug, 10:00 AM ACST8.1Good
26 Aug, 9:00 AM ACST5.9Good
26 Aug, 8:00 AM ACST0.0Good
26 Aug, 7:00 AM ACST2.7Good
26 Aug, 6:00 AM ACST2.0Good
26 Aug, 5:00 AM ACST1.8Good
26 Aug, 4:00 AM ACST4.2Good
26 Aug, 3:00 AM ACST2.7Good
26 Aug, 12:00 AM ACST5.6Good
25 Aug, 11:00 PM ACST7.0Good
25 Aug, 10:00 PM ACST6.1Good
25 Aug, 9:00 PM ACST3.0Good
25 Aug, 8:00 PM ACST7.4Good
25 Aug, 7:00 PM ACST5.0Good
25 Aug, 6:00 PM ACST3.6Good
25 Aug, 4:00 PM ACST0.5Good
25 Aug, 3:00 PM ACST5.2Good
25 Aug, 2:00 PM ACST1.2Good
25 Aug, 1:00 PM ACST1.4Good
25 Aug, 12:00 PM ACST3.0Good
25 Aug, 11:00 AM ACST2.2Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction
Le Fevre (North Haven)2.0 µg/m³ PM2.521 km away · EPA South AustraliaLe Fevre (Birkenhead)2.0 µg/m³ PM2.524 km away · EPA South AustraliaAdelaide (CBD)0.1 µg/m³ PM2.527 km away · EPA South AustraliaWestern Adelaide (Cowandilla)1.6 µg/m³ PM2.529 km away · EPA South AustraliaSouthern Adelaide (Christies)2.3 µg/m³ PM2.552 km away · EPA South AustraliaPort Pirie (Oliver St)20.0 µg/m³ PM10178 km away · EPA South Australia