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Melbourne CBD PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from EPA Victoria.

Victoria · -37.8074, 144.9700 · observed · Government monitor

6.9Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
9.812-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
9.6Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³48 stored readings in this page window
GoodModel peak · next 24 h3.6–8.4 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

6.9 µg/m³ is Good on the one-hour PM2.5 air quality scale. Current hourly reading.

The monitor belongs to EPA Victoria. 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 5 other fire locations.

View 5 nearby fire locations

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Melbourne CBD 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
230−24 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 hoursGood3.1–7.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood3.1–8.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood3.6–8.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursGood4.9–8.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF6.0 µg/m³Good10 Oct, 7:30 AM AEDT
CAMS8.4 µg/m³Good08 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT
FMI SILAM4.9 µg/m³Good09 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
Recent hourly readings48 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
08 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT6.9Good
08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT10.9Good
08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT12.5Good
08 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT20.3Fair
08 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT16.6Fair
08 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT7.2Good
08 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT11.2Good
08 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT9.6Good
08 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT5.9Good
08 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT7.0Good
08 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT5.0Good
08 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT6.0Good
08 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT9.0Good
08 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT9.7Good
08 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT5.8Good
07 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT9.9Good
07 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT8.3Good
07 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT10.2Good
07 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT7.0Good
07 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT10.7Good
07 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT9.8Good
07 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT8.0Good
07 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT9.9Good
07 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT12.6Fair
07 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT6.3Good
07 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT7.8Good
07 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT13.1Fair
07 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT9.7Good
07 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT7.6Good
07 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT6.8Good
07 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT11.0Good
07 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT11.2Good
07 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT3.5Good
07 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT3.9Good
07 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT7.2Good
07 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT7.0Good
07 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT6.5Good
07 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT12.5Good
07 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT7.6Good
06 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT4.5Good
06 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT7.3Good
06 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT7.6Good
06 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT7.1Good
06 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT13.0Fair
06 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT16.8Fair
06 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT19.7Fair
06 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT14.1Fair
06 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT3.0Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction
Alphington17.0 µg/m³ PM2.56 km away · EPA VictoriaFootscray4.9 µg/m³ PM2.59 km away · EPA VictoriaAltona North2.0 µg/m³ PM2.510 km away · EPA VictoriaBrooklyn4.7 µg/m³ PM2.511 km away · EPA VictoriaBrighton9.5 µg/m³ PM2.512 km away · EPA VictoriaMacleod3.7 µg/m³ PM2.512 km away · EPA Victoria