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Wollongong PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from NSW DCCEEW.

New South Wales · -34.4171, 150.8873 · observed · Government monitor

Official NSW DCCEEW station page

0.4Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
2.012-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
4.7Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³34 stored readings in this page window
FairModel peak · next 24 h7.4–23.9 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

0.4 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

No agency fire incidents are currently reported within 150 km of this location. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 1 planned or registered burn nearby
Forestry Plantation HR - OLNEY SF 077-078150 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 Wollongong 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
280−24 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 hoursGood2.2–12.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursFair2.2–20.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursFair7.4–23.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursPoor15.9–25.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF15.9 µg/m³Fair10 Oct, 10:30 AM AEDT
CAMS25.0 µg/m³Poor09 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT
FMI SILAM17.3 µg/m³Fair09 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT
Recent hourly readings34 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT0.4Good
08 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT4.1Good
08 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT3.3Good
08 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT3.8Good
08 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT2.6Good
08 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT2.6Good
08 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT0.9Good
08 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT0.8Good
08 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT3.4Good
08 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT3.6Good
08 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT5.5Good
08 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT1.9Good
07 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT5.3Good
07 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT10.5Good
07 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT19.1Fair
07 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT6.9Good
07 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT6.9Good
07 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT4.8Good
07 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT2.2Good
07 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT2.9Good
07 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT5.6Good
07 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT4.6Good
07 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT4.1Good
07 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT5.4Good
07 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT3.8Good
07 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT9.3Good
07 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT9.4Good
07 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT13.8Fair
07 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT19.9Fair
07 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT23.4Fair
07 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT17.5Fair
06 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT0.4Good
06 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT3.2Good
06 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT3.9Good

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