Lidcombe PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from NSW DCCEEW.

New South Wales · -33.8814, 151.0468 · observed 27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST · Government monitor

Official NSW DCCEEW station page

4.5Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³

3.712-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI

4.4Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³43 stored readings in this page window

PoorModel peak · next 24 h18.7–40.0 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

4.5 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. There are also 2 planned or registered burns.

View 2 nearby fire locations

AdviceBEECROFT PENINSULA133 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 RD144 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

View 2 planned or registered burns nearby

Forestry Plantation HR - OLNEY SF 077-07888 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: 27 Aug 2026 09:55

Official source

Forestry Plantation HR - Watagan 18 SF96 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service

Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: WATAGAN STATE FOREST WOLLOMBI FOREST RD, OLNEY 2325
COUNCIL AREA: Cessnock
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 6 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Forestry Corporation of NSW
UPDATED: 27 Aug 2026 09:54

Official source

Straight-line distance from the Lidcombe 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

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 hoursGood4.6–9.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursFair5.2–23.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursPoor18.7–40.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursPoor21.7–45.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	21.7 µg/m³	Fair	28 Aug, 7:30 AM AEST
CAMS	40.0 µg/m³	Poor	28 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM	45.2 µg/m³	Poor	28 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST

Recent hourly readings43 stored

Observed local	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality
27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST	4.5	Good
27 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST	2.9	Good
27 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST	2.9	Good
27 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST	2.8	Good
27 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST	1.7	Good
27 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST	2.1	Good
27 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST	2.4	Good
27 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST	5.3	Good
27 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST	5.9	Good
27 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST	7.1	Good
26 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST	7.7	Good
26 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST	5.1	Good
26 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST	6.1	Good
26 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST	7.2	Good
26 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST	5.9	Good
26 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST	6.1	Good
26 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST	5.2	Good
26 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST	4.5	Good
26 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST	1.8	Good
26 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST	0.8	Good
26 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST	4.9	Good
26 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST	4.5	Good
26 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST	6.0	Good
26 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST	10.2	Good
26 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST	14.9	Fair
26 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST	17.4	Fair
26 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST	13.8	Fair
26 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST	3.7	Good
26 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST	2.3	Good
26 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST	3.8	Good
26 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST	5.2	Good
26 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST	3.3	Good
25 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST	2.9	Good
25 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST	0.7	Good
25 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST	3.7	Good
25 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST	4.0	Good
25 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST	4.6	Good
25 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST	2.9	Good
25 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST	8.2	Good
25 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST	5.8	Good
25 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST	1.9	Good
25 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST	2.6	Good
25 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST	5.5	Good

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