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Quirindi PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from NSW DCCEEW.

New South Wales · -31.4713, 150.6616 · observed · Government monitor

Official NSW DCCEEW station page

3.2Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
3.012-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
5.0Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³47 stored readings in this page window
GoodModel peak · next 24 h4.7–10.9 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

3.2 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 2 Advice warnings and 1 other fire location. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 3 nearby fire locations
AdviceBULLEN BULLEN RD, WAUKIVORY146 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, CAPARRA148 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
MANILLA RD, RED HILL105 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
View 1 planned or registered burn nearby
SILLS LANE, EURUNDEREE150 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: SILLS LANE, EURUNDEREE 2850
COUNCIL AREA: Mid-Western
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 8 Oct 2026 12:36

Official source

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Quirindi 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 hoursGood3.4–8.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood4.3–10.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood4.7–10.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursGood6.1–11.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF6.1 µg/m³Good10 Oct, 1:30 PM AEDT
CAMS10.9 µg/m³Good09 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT
FMI SILAM11.9 µg/m³Good10 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT
Recent hourly readings47 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT3.2Good
08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT2.7Good
08 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT2.4Good
08 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT2.7Good
08 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT3.5Good
08 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT3.9Good
08 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT3.8Good
08 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT3.9Good
08 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT4.4Good
08 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT4.9Good
08 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT5.4Good
08 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT6.2Good
08 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT6.8Good
08 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT6.9Good
07 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT6.3Good
07 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT6.1Good
07 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT7.2Good
07 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT7.8Good
07 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT7.8Good
07 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT7.3Good
07 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT5.4Good
07 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT3.3Good
07 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT2.5Good
07 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT2.4Good
07 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT2.4Good
07 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT2.8Good
07 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT3.0Good
07 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT3.3Good
07 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT3.7Good
07 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT3.5Good
07 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT3.1Good
07 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT3.0Good
07 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT3.0Good
07 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT2.8Good
07 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT2.8Good
07 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT2.7Good
07 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT2.6Good
07 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT2.5Good
06 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT2.4Good
06 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT2.1Good
06 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT1.8Good
06 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT1.7Good
06 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT1.8Good
06 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT1.9Good
06 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
06 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT2.1Good
06 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT2.1Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction
Tamworth0.1 µg/m³ PM2.547 km away · NSW DCCEEWGunnedah 22.0 µg/m³ PM2.566 km away · NSW DCCEEW · indicative sensorGunnedah2.2 µg/m³ PM2.566 km away · NSW DCCEEWMerriwa0.2 µg/m³ PM2.575 km away · NSW DCCEEWWybong20.3 µg/m³ PM1080 km away · NSW DCCEEWAberdeen4.6 µg/m³ PM1081 km away · NSW DCCEEW