← Return to main page · Western Australia outlook Bunbury air quality and smoke forecast Current government PM2.5 readings within 50 km of Bunbury, with separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM total-PM2.5 forecasts sampled at the locality centre.
Updated 08 Oct, 11:17 AM AWST · Location forecast · current monitors within 50 km of Bunbury · concentrations, not an Australian AQI
Current air quality and forecast Now · observed Good 1.0 µg/m³ median · 3 current monitors
Next 48 hours Good to Fair 4.3–21.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Forecast peak 21.4 µg/m³ 09 Oct, 4:00 AM AWST · CAMS
Nearby fires 150 km radius Within 150 km, agencies report 1 other fire location. There are also 18 planned or registered burns.
View 1 nearby fire location View 18 planned or registered burns nearby Burn Off (LESCHENAULT, SHIRE OF HARVEY, SOUTH WEST, CAD-ID: 822575) 14 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off (ROELANDS, SHIRE OF HARVEY, SOUTH WEST, CAD-ID: 821609) 19 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off (ARGYLE, SHIRE OF DONNYBROOK-BALINGUP, LOWER SOUTH WEST, CAD-ID: 822359) 29 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off LOWER SOUTH WEST
822359
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:51:26 +0800
Official source Burn Off (HARVEY, SHIRE OF HARVEY, SOUTH WEST, CAD-ID: 822560) 37 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off (COLLIE, SHIRE OF COLLIE, SOUTH WEST, CAD-ID: 822565) 50 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off (ABBEY, CITY OF BUSSELTON, LOWER SOUTH WEST, CAD-ID: 822558) 52 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off LOWER SOUTH WEST
822558
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:19:36 +0800
Official source Burn Off (WAROONA, SHIRE OF WAROONA, SOUTH WEST, CAD-ID: 822424) 53 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off (DUNSBOROUGH, CITY OF BUSSELTON, LOWER SOUTH WEST, CAD-ID: 822585) 60 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off LOWER SOUTH WEST
822585
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:13:24 +0800
Official source Burn Off (CARBUNUP RIVER, CITY OF BUSSELTON, LOWER SOUTH WEST, CAD-ID: 822445) 60 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off LOWER SOUTH WEST
822445
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:27:22 +0800
Official source Burn Off (YALLINGUP SIDING, CITY OF BUSSELTON, LOWER SOUTH WEST, CAD-ID: 822576) 66 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off LOWER SOUTH WEST
822576
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:12:48 +0800
Official source Burn Off (YALLINGUP, CITY OF BUSSELTON, LOWER SOUTH WEST, CAD-ID: 822372) 68 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off LOWER SOUTH WEST
822372
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:38:39 +0800
Official source Burn Off (BOUVARD, CITY OF MANDURAH, METRO SOUTH COASTAL, CAD-ID: 822566) 70 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off METRO SOUTH COASTAL
822566
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:06:56 +0800
Official source Burn Off (WILYABRUP, CITY OF BUSSELTON, LOWER SOUTH WEST, CAD-ID: 822329) 73 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off LOWER SOUTH WEST
822329
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:09:36 +0800
Official source Burn Off (KANGAROO GULLY, SHIRE OF BRIDGETOWN-GREENBUSHES, LOWER SOUTH WEST, CAD-ID: 822403) 86 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off LOWER SOUTH WEST
822403
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:50:56 +0800
Official source Burn Off (NORTH DANDALUP, SHIRE OF MURRAY, SOUTH WEST, CAD-ID: 821792) 98 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off (KWINANA BEACH, CITY OF KWINANA, METRO SOUTH COASTAL, CAD-ID: 822568) 122 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off METRO SOUTH COASTAL
822568
Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:40:58 +0800
Official source Burn Off (ORELIA, CITY OF KWINANA, METRO SOUTH COASTAL, CAD-ID: 822344) 123 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off METRO SOUTH COASTAL
822344
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:31:51 +0800
Official source Burn Off (KARRAGULLEN, CITY OF ARMADALE, METRO SOUTH EAST, CAD-ID: 822362) 142 km away · Current · Burn Off Emergency WA / DFES Agency report details Burn Off METRO SOUTH EAST
822362
Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:03:57 +0800
Official source Agency fire reports updated 08 Oct, 11:20 AM AWST
Straight-line distance from the Bunbury 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 Bunbury
24 0 −24 h Now +24 h +48 h µg/m³
Observed hourly median NASA GEOS-CF CAMS FMI SILAM 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 Bunbury locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.
Forecast
Next 6 hours Fair 3.6–16.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hours Fair 4.3–19.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hours Fair 4.3–21.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hours Fair 4.3–21.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail 3 available · 48-hour peak table Model 48-hour peak Category Peak around NASA GEOS-CF 19.9 µg/m³ Fair 08 Oct, 10:30 PM AWST CAMS 21.4 µg/m³ Fair 09 Oct, 4:00 AM AWST FMI SILAM 4.3 µg/m³ Good 08 Oct, 5:00 PM AWST
Highest readings right now current hourly PM2.5 All government monitors (3 total; 3 current) Monitor PM2.5 µg/m³ Air quality Observed local Collie 6.0 Good 08 Oct, 10:00 AM AWST Bunbury 1.0 Good 08 Oct, 10:00 AM AWST Busselton 0.0 Good 08 Oct, 10:00 AM AWST
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