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Bradfield Highway PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from NSW DCCEEW.

New South Wales · -33.8433, 151.2111 · observed · Government monitor

Official NSW DCCEEW station page

9.8Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
10.312-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
9.9Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³46 stored readings in this page window
FairModel peak · next 24 h10.4–21.6 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

9.8 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 3 Advice warnings and 5 other fire locations. There are also 3 planned or registered burns.

View 8 nearby fire locations
AdviceBush Fire 64 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 AREA125 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
AdviceMASONITE RD, TOMAGO127 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: MASONITE RD, TOMAGO 2322
COUNCIL AREA: Port Stephens
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 09:50

Official source
WILTON RD, AWABA97 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 BEACH127 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, ROSSMORE41 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, GILEAD49 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, GOLSPIE148 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
George Christie HR15 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 077-07882 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
MOUNT YORK ROAD, MOUNT VICTORIA96 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

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Bradfield Highway 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
240−24 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 hoursGood10.2–11.1 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursFair10.4–21.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursFair10.4–21.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursFair10.4–21.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF21.6 µg/m³Fair12 Oct, 7:30 AM AEDT
CAMS13.3 µg/m³Fair12 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT
FMI SILAM10.4 µg/m³Good11 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT
Recent hourly readings46 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT9.8Good
11 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT10.9Good
11 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT10.9Good
11 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT10.1Good
11 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT11.8Good
11 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT11.5Good
11 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT13.8Fair
11 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT8.8Good
11 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT8.9Good
11 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT7.5Good
11 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT6.0Good
11 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT5.2Good
11 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT6.4Good
11 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT6.8Good
11 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT7.1Good
11 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT7.0Good
11 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT9.0Good
11 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT9.7Good
11 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT13.5Fair
11 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT13.5Fair
10 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT14.5Fair
10 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT14.3Fair
10 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT16.4Fair
10 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT9.8Good
10 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT4.7Good
10 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT3.8Good
10 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT7.7Good
10 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT10.5Good
10 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT7.3Good
10 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT11.2Good
10 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT15.8Fair
10 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT14.1Fair
10 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT13.6Fair
10 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT7.0Good
10 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT8.2Good
10 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT7.6Good
10 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT9.0Good
10 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT7.9Good
10 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT11.4Good
10 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT11.6Good
10 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT9.6Good
10 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT10.7Good
10 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT10.3Good
10 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT9.8Good
09 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT6.3Good
09 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT7.4Good

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