Millthorpe PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from NSW DCCEEW.

New South Wales · -33.4443, 149.1853 · observed 17 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT · Government monitor

Official NSW DCCEEW station page

4.0Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³

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

3.2Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³47 stored readings in this page window

GoodModel peak · next 24 h2.5–7.7 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

4.0 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 1 other fire location. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 1 nearby fire location

COLO HEIGHTS RD, COLO HEIGHTS144 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service

Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: COLO HEIGHTS RD, COLO HEIGHTS 2756
COUNCIL AREA: Hawkesbury
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 16 Oct 2026 01:38

Official source

View 1 planned or registered burn nearby

SEWELLS CREEK RD, ESSINGTON53 km away · Under control · Burn offNSW Rural Fire Service

Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: RANGERS, SEWELLS CREEK RD, ESSINGTON 2795
COUNCIL AREA: Oberon
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Burn off
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 16 Oct 2026 15:54

Official source

Agency fire reports updated 17 Oct, 7:20 PM AEDT

Straight-line distance from the Millthorpe 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 hoursGood2.5–7.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursGood2.5–7.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursGood2.5–7.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursGood4.2–10.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	10.2 µg/m³	Good	19 Oct, 3:30 AM AEDT
CAMS	7.7 µg/m³	Good	17 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT
FMI SILAM	4.2 µg/m³	Good	19 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT

Recent hourly readings47 stored

Observed local	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality
17 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT	4.0	Good
17 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT	4.2	Good
17 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT	4.1	Good
17 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT	4.5	Good
17 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT	4.3	Good
17 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT	4.3	Good
17 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT	4.3	Good
17 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT	4.3	Good
17 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT	4.0	Good
17 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT	3.2	Good
17 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT	2.6	Good
17 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT	1.6	Good
17 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT	1.1	Good
17 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT	1.4	Good
17 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT	2.0	Good
17 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT	2.2	Good
17 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT	2.8	Good
17 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT	3.1	Good
17 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT	3.1	Good
16 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT	1.9	Good
16 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT	3.6	Good
16 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT	3.8	Good
16 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT	4.0	Good
16 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT	4.6	Good
16 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT	4.4	Good
16 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT	4.5	Good
16 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT	4.1	Good
16 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT	4.2	Good
16 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT	3.6	Good
16 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT	3.8	Good
16 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT	3.8	Good
16 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT	3.8	Good
16 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT	3.4	Good
16 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT	3.5	Good
16 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT	2.9	Good
16 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT	2.3	Good
16 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT	2.1	Good
16 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT	2.3	Good
16 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT	1.3	Good
16 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT	0.9	Good
16 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT	0.5	Good
16 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT	0.6	Good
16 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT	0.4	Good
15 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT	0.5	Good
15 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT	1.9	Good
15 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT	2.0	Good
15 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT	2.2	Good

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