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Richmond PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from NSW DCCEEW.

New South Wales · -33.6164, 150.7473 · observed · Government monitor

Official NSW DCCEEW station page

1.6Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
—12-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
3.8Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³40 stored readings in this page window
FairModel peak · next 24 h8.6–21.1 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

1.6 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 1 Advice warning. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 1 nearby fire location
AdviceMASONITE RD, TOMAGO132 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
View 1 planned or registered burn nearby
Forestry Plantation HR - OLNEY SF 077-07875 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 Richmond 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
240−24 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 hoursFair4.6–13.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursFair6.9–21.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursFair8.6–21.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursFair14.8–21.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF17.2 µg/m³Fair10 Oct, 3:30 AM AEDT
CAMS21.1 µg/m³Fair09 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT
FMI SILAM14.8 µg/m³Fair10 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT
Recent hourly readings40 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT1.6Good
08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT1.1Good
08 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT1.0Good
08 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT2.3Good
08 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
08 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT2.4Good
08 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT3.0Good
08 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT3.5Good
08 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT5.2Good
08 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT6.6Good
07 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT6.8Good
07 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT3.7Good
07 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT4.7Good
07 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT4.3Good
07 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT3.7Good
07 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT6.4Good
07 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT5.7Good
07 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT6.8Good
07 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT0.7Good
07 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT2.7Good
07 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT3.7Good
07 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT6.2Good
07 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT5.4Good
07 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT4.0Good
07 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT5.5Good
07 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT8.9Good
07 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT17.5Fair
07 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT12.6Fair
07 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT6.0Good
07 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT6.8Good
07 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT7.6Good
07 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT8.5Good
07 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT3.0Good
06 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT1.5Good
06 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT2.6Good
06 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT3.9Good
06 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
06 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT2.6Good
06 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT2.7Good
06 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT4.4Good

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