Armidale air quality and smoke forecast

Current government PM2.5 readings within 50 km of Armidale, with separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM total-PM2.5 forecasts sampled at the locality centre.

Updated 08 Oct, 2:17 PM AEDT · Location forecast · current monitors within 50 km of Armidale · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood6.0 µg/m³ median · 1 current monitor

Next 48 hoursGood3.2–5.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Forecast peak5.3 µg/m³09 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 2 Advice warnings and 2 other fire locations.

View 4 nearby fire locations

AdviceRIFLE RANGE RD, INVERELL85 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service

Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: RIFLE RANGE RD, INVERELL 2360
COUNCIL AREA: Inverell
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 1422 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 8 Oct 2026 08:34

Official source

AdviceCAPARRA RD, CAPARRA143 km away · Under control · Grass FireNSW Rural Fire Service

Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: CAPARRA RD, CAPARRA 2429
COUNCIL AREA: Mid-Coast
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Grass Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 229 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 8 Oct 2026 10:33

Official source

DAIRYVILLE RD, UPPER ORARA131 km away · Being controlled · Vehicle/Equipment FireNSW Rural Fire Service

Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: DAIRYVILLE RD, UPPER ORARA 2450
COUNCIL AREA: Coffs Harbour
STATUS: Being controlled
TYPE: Vehicle/Equipment Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 8 Oct 2026 13:58

Official source

MANILLA RD, RED HILL101 km away · Under control · Haystack fireNSW Rural Fire Service

Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: MANILLA RD, RED HILL 2347
COUNCIL AREA: Tamworth
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Haystack fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 8 Oct 2026 10:54

Official source

Agency fire reports updated 08 Oct, 2:20 PM AEDT

Straight-line distance from the Armidale 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 Armidale

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 Armidale locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood1.8–4.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursGood2.4–4.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursGood3.2–5.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursGood3.2–5.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	4.5 µg/m³	Good	10 Oct, 11:30 AM AEDT
CAMS	5.3 µg/m³	Good	09 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT
FMI SILAM	3.2 µg/m³	Good	09 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5

All government monitors (1 total; 1 current)

Monitor	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality	Observed local
Armidale	6.0	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT