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Blue Mountains air quality and smoke forecast

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

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood10.5 µg/m³ median · 5 current monitors
Next 48 hoursGood5.1–8.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Forecast peak8.0 µg/m³13 Oct, 7:30 AM AEDT · NASA GEOS-CF

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 2 Advice warnings and 5 other fire locations. There are also 3 planned or registered burns.

View 7 nearby fire locations
AdviceBush Fire 105 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: Jilliby State Conservation Area
COUNCIL AREA: Central Coast
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 18:35

Official source
AdviceBLACK NOB SINGLETON MILITARY AREA137 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: BLACK NOB SINGLETON MILITARY AREA 2331
COUNCIL AREA: Singleton
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 59 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 16:18

Official source
WILTON RD, AWABA139 km away · Not yet controlled · OtherNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: WILTON RD, AWABA 2283
COUNCIL AREA: Lake Macquarie
STATUS: Not yet controlled
TYPE: Other
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 19:46

Official source
PENGUINS HEAD RD, CULBURRA BEACH142 km away · Being controlled · Structure FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: PENGUINS HEAD RD, CULBURRA BEACH 2540
COUNCIL AREA: Shoalhaven
STATUS: Being controlled
TYPE: Structure Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 19:19

Official source
KING ST, ROSSMORE50 km away · Under control · Grass FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: KING ST, ROSSMORE 2557
COUNCIL AREA: Liverpool
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Grass Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 12:05

Official source
APPIN RD, GILEAD63 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: NOORUMBA RESERVE, APPIN RD, GILEAD 2560
COUNCIL AREA: Campbelltown
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 16:03

Official source
GOLSPIE RD, GOLSPIE88 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: GOLSPIE RD, GOLSPIE 2580
COUNCIL AREA: Upper Lachlan
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 18:44

Official source
View 3 planned or registered burns nearby
MOUNT YORK ROAD, MOUNT VICTORIA18 km away · Under control · Burn offNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: MOUNT YORK ROAD, MOUNT VICTORIA 2786
COUNCIL AREA: Blue Mountains
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Burn off
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 18:40

Official source
George Christie HR72 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: lane cove national park
COUNCIL AREA: Ku-Ring-Gai
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 37 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 18:57

Official source
Forestry Plantation HR - OLNEY SF 077-078112 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: BEAVENS RIDGE FOREST RD, RAVENSDALE 2259
COUNCIL AREA: Central Coast
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 86 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Forestry Corporation of NSW
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 18:28

Official source

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Blue Mountains 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 Blue Mountains

250−24 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 Blue Mountains locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood0.9–7.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood1.8–7.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood2.7–7.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursGood5.1–8.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF8.0 µg/m³Good13 Oct, 7:30 AM AEDT
CAMS5.1 µg/m³Good13 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
FMI SILAM6.3 µg/m³Good12 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5
St MarysFair14.3 µg/m³BringellyFair13.6 µg/m³PenrithGood10.5 µg/m³RichmondGood9.2 µg/m³OakdaleGood7.6 µg/m³
All government monitors (5 total; 5 current)
MonitorPM2.5 µg/m³Air qualityObserved local
St Marys14.3Fair11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
Bringelly13.6Fair11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
Penrith10.5Good11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
Richmond9.2Good11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
Oakdale7.6Good11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT