9.012-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
7.9Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³45 stored readings in this page window
FairModel peak · next 24 h9.7–16.3 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM
What this monitor reports
8.9 µg/m³ is Good on the one-hour PM2.5 air quality scale. Current hourly reading.
The monitor belongs to NSW DCCEEW. 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 4 other fire locations. There are also 3 planned or registered burns.
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
APPIN RD, GILEAD51 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire ServiceAgency 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
KING ST, ROSSMORE71 km away · Under control · Grass FireNSW Rural Fire ServiceAgency 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
GOLSPIE RD, GOLSPIE102 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire ServiceAgency 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
George Christie HR97 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire ServiceAgency 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
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
FEDERAL HWY, COLLECTOR129 km away · Under control · Burn offNSW Rural Fire ServiceAgency report details
ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable LOCATION: FEDERAL HWY, COLLECTOR 2581 COUNCIL AREA: Upper Lachlan STATUS: Under control TYPE: Burn off FIRE: Yes SIZE: 0 ha RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 18:25
Straight-line distance from the Albion Park South 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.
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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.