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Wagga Wagga air quality and smoke forecast

Current government PM2.5 readings within 50 km of Wagga Wagga, with separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM total-PM2.5 forecasts sampled at the locality centre.

Updated · Location forecast · current monitors within 50 km of Wagga Wagga · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood1.0 µg/m³ median · 3 current monitors
Next 48 hoursGood5.5–7.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Forecast peak7.0 µg/m³10 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT · CAMS

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
HAZARD REDUCTION BURN - PADDYS RIVER147 km away · Resource Allocation Pending · HAZARD REDUCTION BURNACT Emergency Services Agency
Agency report details

Incident: HAZARD REDUCTION BURN - PADDYS RIVER
Location: TIDBINBILLA, TIDBINBILLA RD, PADDYS RIVER

Status: Resource Allocation Pending
Suburb: PADDYS RIVER
Type: HAZARD REDUCTION BURN
Agency: Fire
Incident Number: 016219-08102026
Updated: 08 Oct 2026 11:42:27.61
Time of Call: 08 Oct 2026 11:42:22

Official source

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Wagga Wagga centre 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.

Last 24 hours and next 48 hours across Wagga Wagga

200−24 hNow+24 h+48 hµg/m³
Range across monitors
About this chart

The observed line is the hourly median across reporting monitors and the shaded range shows local variation. NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM are separate total surface PM2.5 research forecasts sampled near the Wagga Wagga locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood1.8–3.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood1.8–3.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood3.1–3.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursGood5.5–7.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF6.7 µg/m³Good10 Oct, 11:30 AM AEDT
CAMS7.0 µg/m³Good10 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT
FMI SILAM5.5 µg/m³Good10 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5
Wagga Wagga NorthGood2.2 µg/m³JuneeGood1.0 µg/m³Indicative sensorWagga Wagga North2Good1.0 µg/m³Indicative sensor
All government monitors (3 total; 3 current)
MonitorPM2.5 µg/m³Air qualityObserved local
Wagga Wagga North2.2Good08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Junee †1.0Good08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Wagga Wagga North2 †1.0Good08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT

† The publishing agency identifies these as indicative sensors. They add local coverage but are not reference-grade monitors.