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Port Macquarie PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from NSW DCCEEW.

New South Wales · -31.4540, 152.8882 · observed · Government monitor

Official NSW DCCEEW station page

7.2Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
6.012-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
3.7Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³38 stored readings in this page window
GoodModel peak · next 24 h3.1–9.4 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

7.2 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 other fire locations. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 2 nearby fire locations
PACIFIC HWY, KUNDABUNG35 km away · Responding · Car FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: PACIFIC HWY, KUNDABUNG 2441
COUNCIL AREA: Kempsey
STATUS: Responding
TYPE: Car Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 27 Aug 2026 06:34

Official source
TOWER RD, WAY WAY74 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: TOWER RD, WAY WAY 2447
COUNCIL AREA: Nambucca Valley
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 26 Aug 2026 17:39

Official source
View 1 planned or registered burn nearby
Forestry HR - Chichester SF Plantation135 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: CHICHESTER STATE FOREST BUSH MILL RD, UPPER KARUAH RIVER 2415
COUNCIL AREA: Mid-Coast
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 125 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Forestry Corporation of NSW
UPDATED: 27 Aug 2026 09:45

Official source

Straight-line distance from the Port Macquarie 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 hoursGood2.8–9.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood2.8–9.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood3.1–9.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursGood3.8–11.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF3.8 µg/m³Good28 Aug, 9:30 AM AEST
CAMS11.8 µg/m³Good29 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM6.7 µg/m³Good29 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST
Recent hourly readings38 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST7.2Good
27 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST6.2Good
27 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST5.0Good
27 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST2.1Good
27 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST0.9Good
27 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST3.8Good
27 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST4.4Good
27 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST1.1Good
27 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST0.8Good
27 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST2.2Good
26 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST3.1Good
26 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST4.9Good
26 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST2.4Good
26 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST1.2Good
26 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST5.7Good
26 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST4.5Good
26 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST4.8Good
26 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST7.4Good
26 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST3.1Good
26 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST3.0Good
26 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST3.4Good
26 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST2.2Good
26 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST1.3Good
26 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST0.1Good
26 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST4.4Good
26 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST2.0Good
26 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST1.1Good
26 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST5.5Good
25 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST2.8Good
25 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST4.8Good
25 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST2.9Good
25 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST3.1Good
25 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST6.2Good
25 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST0.3Good
25 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST11.5Good
25 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST4.4Good
25 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST6.0Good
25 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST3.1Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction
Coffs Harbour3.2 µg/m³ PM2.5130 km away · NSW DCCEEWArmidale6.9 µg/m³ PM2.5157 km away · NSW DCCEEWBeresfield7.6 µg/m³ PM2.5189 km away · NSW DCCEEWTamworth9.8 µg/m³ PM2.5191 km away · NSW DCCEEWStockton7.6 µg/m³ PM2.5192 km away · NSW DCCEEWMayfield8.3 µg/m³ PM2.5193 km away · NSW DCCEEW