Hourly government air-quality observations from NSW DCCEEW.
New South Wales · -32.8944, 151.6702 · observed · Government monitor
Official NSW DCCEEW station page
4.4 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.
No agency fire incidents are currently reported within 150 km of this location. There are also 3 planned or registered burns.
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
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
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
Straight-line distance from the Wallsend 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.
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.
| Model | 48-hour peak | Category | Peak around |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA GEOS-CF | 14.2 µg/m³ | Fair | 29 Aug, 2:30 AM AEST |
| CAMS | 36.8 µg/m³ | Poor | 28 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST |
| FMI SILAM | 10.9 µg/m³ | Good | 28 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST |
| Observed local | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Air quality |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST | 4.4 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST | 3.5 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST | 4.7 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST | 5.4 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST | 5.8 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST | 6.4 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST | 6.2 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST | 4.7 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST | 5.7 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST | 11.6 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST | 9.5 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST | 15.0 | Fair |
| 26 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST | 12.9 | Fair |
| 26 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST | 6.3 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST | 8.3 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST | 8.7 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST | 6.4 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST | 5.9 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST | 5.2 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST | 4.2 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST | 4.4 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST | 3.1 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST | 2.2 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST | 3.1 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST | 2.2 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST | 3.3 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST | 4.7 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST | 8.2 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST | 8.5 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST | 3.9 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST | 2.8 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST | 5.4 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST | 6.2 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST | 6.2 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST | 8.0 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST | 8.4 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST | 7.1 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST | 4.1 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST | 5.1 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST | 2.9 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST | 7.7 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST | 6.5 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST | 4.4 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST | 10.3 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST | 9.9 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST | 3.6 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST | 6.2 | Good |
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