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Carrington PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from NSW DCCEEW.

New South Wales · -32.9096, 151.7634 · observed · Government monitor

Official NSW DCCEEW station page

2.0Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
2.512-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
4.9Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³44 stored readings in this page window
PoorModel peak · next 24 h8.1–32.3 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 NSW DCCEEW. 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

Within 150 km, agencies report 4 Advice warnings. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 4 nearby fire locations
AdviceMASONITE RD, TOMAGO12 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: MASONITE RD, TOMAGO 2322
COUNCIL AREA: Port Stephens
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
UPDATED: 8 Oct 2026 10:55

Official source
AdviceTERREEL RD, WARDS RIVER76 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: TERREEL RD, WARDS RIVER 2422
COUNCIL AREA: Mid-Coast
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 93 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 8 Oct 2026 09:45

Official source
AdviceBULLEN BULLEN RD, WAUKIVORY94 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: BULLEN BULLEN RD, WAUKIVORY 2422
COUNCIL AREA: Mid-Coast
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 34 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 8 Oct 2026 09:38

Official source
AdviceCAPARRA RD, CAPARRA137 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
View 1 planned or registered burn nearby
Forestry Plantation HR - OLNEY SF 077-07850 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: BEAVENS RIDGE FOREST RD, RAVENSDALE 2259
COUNCIL AREA: Central Coast
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 86 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Forestry Corporation of NSW
UPDATED: 8 Oct 2026 09:58

Official source

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Carrington 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
360−24 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 hoursFair2.8–14.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursPoor2.8–27.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursPoor8.1–32.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursPoor8.1–32.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF8.1 µg/m³Good09 Oct, 7:30 AM AEDT
CAMS32.3 µg/m³Poor09 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT
FMI SILAM11.2 µg/m³Good10 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT
Recent hourly readings44 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT2.1Good
08 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT4.3Good
08 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT4.3Good
08 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT4.3Good
08 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT5.5Good
08 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT7.1Good
08 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT4.6Good
08 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT3.5Good
08 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT0.8Good
08 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT0.7Good
07 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT5.4Good
07 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT9.6Good
07 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT2.8Good
07 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT4.7Good
07 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT6.5Good
07 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT9.6Good
07 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT9.2Good
07 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT7.7Good
07 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT3.0Good
07 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT2.7Good
07 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT5.9Good
07 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT10.1Good
07 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT11.4Good
07 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT12.9Fair
07 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT14.3Fair
07 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT14.9Fair
07 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT13.9Fair
07 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT11.4Good
07 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT7.7Good
07 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT2.8Good
07 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT5.3Good
07 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT21.0Fair
07 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT13.0Fair
07 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT16.4Fair
06 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT13.6Fair
06 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT9.6Good
06 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT6.1Good
06 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT7.3Good
06 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT6.3Good
06 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT4.2Good
06 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT5.7Good
06 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT8.5Good
06 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT10.3Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction
Stockton1.9 µg/m³ PM2.52 km away · NSW DCCEEWNewcastle3.2 µg/m³ PM2.52 km away · NSW DCCEEWMayfield1.1 µg/m³ PM2.54 km away · NSW DCCEEWWallsend2.1 µg/m³ PM2.59 km away · NSW DCCEEWBeresfield0.5 µg/m³ PM2.516 km away · NSW DCCEEWMorisset4.0 µg/m³ PM2.530 km away · NSW DCCEEW
Times are local (AEDT) and mark the end of each measurement hour.Methodology & source policyHosted in Australia