Melbourne air quality and smoke forecast

Current PM2.5 air quality across Greater Melbourne, with separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM total-PM2.5 forecasts.

Updated 08 Oct, 1:17 PM AEDT · ABS 2026 region · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood5.1 µg/m³ median · 22 current monitors

Next 48 hoursGood4.9–7.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Forecast peak7.4 µg/m³08 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 8 other fire locations.

View 8 nearby fire locations

Wendouree104 km away · Responding · Building FireVicEmergencyOfficial source

Forest St, Wendouree104 km away · Under Control · Building FireVicEmergencyOfficial source

Manna Gum Ct, Coburg9 km away · Safe · Structure FireVicEmergencyOfficial source

Loren Cl, Ballarat North100 km away · Safe · Building FireVicEmergencyOfficial source

Mitchell St, Brunswick6 km away · Safe · Non Structure FireVicEmergencyOfficial source

Sylvia Rd, Hoddles Creek54 km away · Safe · OtherVicEmergencyOfficial source

Whitehall Rd, Flinders70 km away · Safe · BushfireVicEmergencyOfficial source

Midland Hwy, Bannockburn74 km away · Safe · OtherVicEmergencyOfficial source

Agency fire reports updated 08 Oct, 1:21 PM AEDT

Straight-line distance from the Melbourne city 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 Melbourne

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 reporting-monitor centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood2.7–6.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursGood3.1–7.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursGood3.1–7.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursGood4.9–7.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	6.0 µg/m³	Good	10 Oct, 7:30 AM AEDT
CAMS	7.4 µg/m³	Good	08 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
FMI SILAM	4.9 µg/m³	Good	09 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT

Highest readings across Greater Melbourne

current hourly PM2.5

All government monitors (23 total; 22 current)

Monitor	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality	Observed local
Alphington	14.5	Fair	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Melbourne CBD	10.9	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Brighton	10.3	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Macleod	8.9	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Footscray	7.7	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Box Hill	6.6	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Macedon ^†	6.0	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Kinglake ^†	5.5	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Bacchus Marsh ^†	5.4	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Sunbury ^†	5.3	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Wallan ^†	5.2	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Healesville ^†	5.1	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Yarra Glen ^†	5.0	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Lancefield ^†	4.9	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Brooklyn	4.8	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Gisborne ^†	4.8	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Point Cook	3.8	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Mooroolbark	3.2	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Melton	2.9	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Altona North	2.0	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Hastings	1.9	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Dandenong	1.4	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT

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