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Southern Adelaide (Christies) PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from EPA South Australia.

South Australia · -35.1349, 138.4952 · observed · Government monitor

2.3Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
2.812-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
5.2Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³44 stored readings in this page window
GoodModel peak · next 24 h4.3–8.9 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

2.3 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
LONG GULLY ROAD, MCLAREN VALE5 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
LOCOMOTIVE DRIVE, SHEIDOW PARK6 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

Straight-line distance from the Southern Adelaide (Christies) 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 hoursGood3.2–7.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood3.2–7.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood4.3–8.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursFair5.9–14.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF5.9 µg/m³Good29 Aug, 12:00 AM ACST
CAMS14.8 µg/m³Fair28 Aug, 9:30 PM ACST
FMI SILAM12.6 µg/m³Fair29 Aug, 9:30 AM ACST
Recent hourly readings44 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
27 Aug, 9:00 AM ACST2.3Good
27 Aug, 8:00 AM ACST3.9Good
27 Aug, 7:00 AM ACST1.7Good
27 Aug, 6:00 AM ACST3.7Good
27 Aug, 5:00 AM ACST2.8Good
27 Aug, 4:00 AM ACST3.0Good
27 Aug, 3:00 AM ACST8.8Good
27 Aug, 2:00 AM ACST4.6Good
27 Aug, 1:00 AM ACST4.6Good
27 Aug, 12:00 AM ACST6.3Good
26 Aug, 11:00 PM ACST12.8Fair
26 Aug, 10:00 PM ACST11.3Good
26 Aug, 9:00 PM ACST9.8Good
26 Aug, 8:00 PM ACST9.4Good
26 Aug, 6:00 PM ACST3.1Good
26 Aug, 5:00 PM ACST1.9Good
26 Aug, 3:00 PM ACST3.5Good
26 Aug, 2:00 PM ACST0.4Good
26 Aug, 1:00 PM ACST1.5Good
26 Aug, 11:00 AM ACST8.3Good
26 Aug, 10:00 AM ACST8.0Good
26 Aug, 8:00 AM ACST2.0Good
26 Aug, 7:00 AM ACST3.4Good
26 Aug, 6:00 AM ACST1.6Good
26 Aug, 5:00 AM ACST5.6Good
26 Aug, 4:00 AM ACST1.3Good
26 Aug, 3:00 AM ACST5.0Good
26 Aug, 2:00 AM ACST2.2Good
26 Aug, 1:00 AM ACST0.5Good
26 Aug, 12:00 AM ACST4.3Good
25 Aug, 11:00 PM ACST8.4Good
25 Aug, 10:00 PM ACST4.6Good
25 Aug, 9:00 PM ACST3.8Good
25 Aug, 8:00 PM ACST5.2Good
25 Aug, 7:00 PM ACST6.0Good
25 Aug, 6:00 PM ACST3.5Good
25 Aug, 5:00 PM ACST4.3Good
25 Aug, 4:00 PM ACST6.7Good
25 Aug, 3:00 PM ACST8.1Good
25 Aug, 2:00 PM ACST4.5Good
25 Aug, 1:00 PM ACST2.1Good
25 Aug, 12:00 PM ACST5.3Good
25 Aug, 11:00 AM ACST3.2Good
25 Aug, 10:00 AM ACST1.1Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction
Western Adelaide (Cowandilla)1.6 µg/m³ PM2.523 km away · EPA South AustraliaAdelaide (CBD)0.1 µg/m³ PM2.525 km away · EPA South AustraliaLe Fevre (Birkenhead)2.0 µg/m³ PM2.533 km away · EPA South AustraliaLe Fevre (North Haven)2.0 µg/m³ PM2.538 km away · EPA South AustraliaNorthern Adelaide (Elizabeth)4.6 µg/m³ PM2.552 km away · EPA South AustraliaPort Pirie (Oliver St)20.0 µg/m³ PM10220 km away · EPA South Australia