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Wollongong air quality and smoke forecast

Current government PM2.5 readings within 50 km of Wollongong, 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 Wollongong · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood1.4 µg/m³ median · 5 current monitors
Next 48 hoursFair to Poor15.9–25.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Forecast peak25.0 µg/m³09 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

No agency fire incidents are currently reported within 150 km of this location.

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Wollongong 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 Wollongong

280−24 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 Wollongong locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with 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

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5
Campbelltown WestGood6.6 µg/m³Albion Park SouthGood2.7 µg/m³Kembla GrangeGood1.4 µg/m³WollongongGood0.4 µg/m³CamdenGood0.0 µg/m³
All government monitors (5 total; 5 current)
MonitorPM2.5 µg/m³Air qualityObserved local
Campbelltown West6.6Good08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Albion Park South2.7Good08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Kembla Grange1.4Good08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Wollongong0.4Good08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT
Camden0.0Good08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT