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Kembla Grange PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from NSW DCCEEW.

New South Wales · -34.4741, 150.8191 · observed · Government monitor

Official NSW DCCEEW station page

8.7Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
6.212-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
5.4Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³42 stored readings in this page window
FairModel peak · next 24 h8.7–21.6 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

8.7 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 2 Advice warnings.

View 2 nearby fire locations
AdviceBEECROFT PENINSULA65 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: BEECROFT PENINSULA 2540
COUNCIL AREA: Shoalhaven
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 2 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 26 Aug 2026 17:26

Official source
AdviceJERVIS BAY RD75 km away · Under control · Grass FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: JERVIS BAY RANGE FACILITY JERVIS BAY RD, JERVIS BAY 2540
COUNCIL AREA: Shoalhaven
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Grass Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 13 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 26 Aug 2026 17:25

Official source

Straight-line distance from the Kembla Grange 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 hoursGood3.1–6.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursFair3.4–14.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursFair8.7–21.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursFair8.7–21.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF10.9 µg/m³Good28 Aug, 4:30 AM AEST
CAMS21.6 µg/m³Fair28 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM8.7 µg/m³Good28 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST
Recent hourly readings42 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST8.7Good
27 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST3.9Good
27 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST2.6Good
27 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST6.5Good
27 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST3.8Good
27 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST2.2Good
27 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST3.5Good
27 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST0.8Good
27 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST3.2Good
27 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST9.6Good
26 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST4.7Good
26 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST10.6Good
26 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST12.4Good
26 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST3.5Good
26 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST4.9Good
26 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST4.2Good
26 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST4.9Good
26 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST3.8Good
26 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST4.8Good
26 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST7.1Good
26 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST2.8Good
26 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST7.1Good
26 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST8.4Good
26 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST6.1Good
26 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST0.1Good
26 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST1.6Good
26 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST9.7Good
26 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST13.8Fair
26 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST10.3Good
26 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST6.2Good
26 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST10.6Good
25 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST2.4Good
25 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST7.2Good
25 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST11.1Good
25 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST7.0Good
25 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST2.5Good
25 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST3.9Good
25 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST4.9Good
25 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST5.7Good
25 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST0.5Good
25 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST2.7Good
25 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST2.6Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction
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