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Orange PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from NSW DCCEEW.

New South Wales · -33.2743, 149.0945 · observed · Government monitor

Official NSW DCCEEW station page

2.6Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
2.112-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
3.5Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³46 stored readings in this page window
GoodModel peak · next 24 h3.4–7.2 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

2.6 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 Advice warning and 1 other fire location. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 2 nearby fire locations
AdviceMEBUL RD, BERYL106 km away · Not yet controlled · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: MEBUL RD, BERYL 2852
COUNCIL AREA: Mid-Western
STATUS: Not yet controlled
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 19:28

Official source
GOLSPIE RD, GOLSPIE130 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 1 planned or registered burn nearby
MOUNT YORK ROAD, MOUNT VICTORIA110 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 Orange 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
200−24 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 hoursGood0.7–5.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood1.1–5.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood3.4–7.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursGood4.4–11.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF11.5 µg/m³Good13 Oct, 5:30 AM AEDT
CAMS4.4 µg/m³Good13 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT
FMI SILAM7.2 µg/m³Good12 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT
Recent hourly readings46 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT2.6Good
11 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT2.5Good
11 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT0.6Good
11 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT0.2Good
11 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT0.7Good
11 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT2.8Good
11 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT1.2Good
11 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT4.6Good
11 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
11 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT3.6Good
11 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT1.0Good
11 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT3.4Good
11 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT0.8Good
11 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT1.1Good
11 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT3.4Good
11 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT4.3Good
11 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT6.8Good
11 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT8.1Good
11 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT4.9Good
11 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT8.9Good
10 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT12.7Fair
10 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT8.6Good
10 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT2.5Good
10 Oct, 7:00 PM AEDT2.3Good
10 Oct, 6:00 PM AEDT1.8Good
10 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT1.1Good
10 Oct, 4:00 PM AEDT2.0Good
10 Oct, 3:00 PM AEDT2.1Good
10 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT1.9Good
10 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT2.1Good
10 Oct, 11:00 AM AEDT2.4Good
10 Oct, 10:00 AM AEDT1.8Good
10 Oct, 9:00 AM AEDT6.0Good
10 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT3.2Good
10 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT2.9Good
10 Oct, 6:00 AM AEDT6.1Good
10 Oct, 5:00 AM AEDT6.3Good
10 Oct, 4:00 AM AEDT4.2Good
10 Oct, 3:00 AM AEDT6.4Good
10 Oct, 2:00 AM AEDT4.9Good
10 Oct, 1:00 AM AEDT8.8Good
10 Oct, 12:00 AM AEDT10.4Good
09 Oct, 11:00 PM AEDT10.0Good
09 Oct, 10:00 PM AEDT12.2Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction
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