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Port Macquarie PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from NSW DCCEEW.

New South Wales · -31.4540, 152.8882 · observed · Government monitor

Official NSW DCCEEW station page

3.7Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
3.712-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
4.4Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³47 stored readings in this page window
GoodModel peak · next 24 h2.7–9.8 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

3.7 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 3 Advice warnings and 1 other fire location.

View 4 nearby fire locations
AdviceCAPARRA RD, CAPARRA70 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
AdviceBULLEN BULLEN RD, WAUKIVORY108 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
AdviceTERREEL RD, WARDS RIVER122 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
DAIRYVILLE RD, UPPER ORARA132 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

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Port Macquarie 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 hoursGood2.4–9.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood2.6–9.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood2.7–9.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursGood5.0–10.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF5.0 µg/m³Good09 Oct, 9:30 PM AEDT
CAMS10.3 µg/m³Good09 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT
FMI SILAM7.2 µg/m³Good09 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT
Recent hourly readings47 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT3.7Good
08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT3.7Good
08 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT4.7Good
08 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
08 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT3.6Good
08 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT4.4Good
08 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT4.2Good
08 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT3.4Good
08 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT1.1Good
08 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT2.7Good
08 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT4.4Good
08 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT1.5Good
08 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT3.3Good
08 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT2.3Good
07 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT3.5Good
07 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT4.4Good
07 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT7.1Good
07 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT5.2Good
07 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT8.2Good
07 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT8.3Good
07 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT7.5Good
07 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT7.1Good
07 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT4.9Good
07 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT6.9Good
07 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT3.0Good
07 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT5.5Good
07 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT4.2Good
07 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT4.0Good
07 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT3.4Good
07 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT9.1Good
07 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT2.6Good
07 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT7.8Good
07 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT4.1Good
07 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT6.2Good
07 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT4.5Good
07 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT3.8Good
07 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT2.2Good
07 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT5.8Good
06 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT4.4Good
06 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT8.2Good
06 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT9.4Good
06 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT3.4Good
06 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT18.4Fair
06 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT26.9Poor
06 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT14.9Fair
06 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT4.9Good
06 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT11.4Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction
Coffs Harbour2.8 µg/m³ PM2.5130 km away · NSW DCCEEWArmidale6.0 µg/m³ PM2.5157 km away · NSW DCCEEWBeresfield0.5 µg/m³ PM2.5189 km away · NSW DCCEEWTamworth0.1 µg/m³ PM2.5191 km away · NSW DCCEEWStockton1.9 µg/m³ PM2.5192 km away · NSW DCCEEWMayfield1.1 µg/m³ PM2.5193 km away · NSW DCCEEW
Times are local (AEDT) and mark the end of each measurement hour.Methodology & source policyHosted in Australia