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Wollongong PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from NSW DCCEEW.

New South Wales · -34.4171, 150.8873 · observed · Government monitor

Official NSW DCCEEW station page

7.1Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
5.812-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
4.0Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³43 stored readings in this page window
FairModel peak · next 24 h8.7–21.6 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

7.1 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 is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 2 nearby fire locations
AdviceBEECROFT PENINSULA72 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 RD83 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 1 planned or registered burn nearby
Forestry Plantation HR - OLNEY SF 077-078150 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

Straight-line distance from the Wollongong 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
240−24 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 hoursGood2.7–6.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursFair2.7–14.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursFair8.7–21.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursFair8.7–21.6 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF10.4 µg/m³Good28 Aug, 6:30 AM AEST
CAMS21.6 µg/m³Fair28 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM8.7 µg/m³Good28 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST
Recent hourly readings43 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST7.1Good
27 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST5.1Good
27 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST5.2Good
27 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST3.5Good
27 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST2.0Good
27 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST1.8Good
27 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST1.3Good
27 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST3.2Good
27 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST1.5Good
27 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST6.9Good
26 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST9.0Good
26 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST6.2Good
26 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST5.0Good
26 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST3.5Good
26 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST4.3Good
26 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST5.7Good
26 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST2.4Good
26 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST1.4Good
26 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST2.9Good
26 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST2.2Good
26 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST1.5Good
26 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST7.1Good
26 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST6.5Good
26 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST3.2Good
26 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST3.4Good
26 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST0.3Good
26 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST2.7Good
26 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST4.2Good
26 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST2.3Good
26 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST2.7Good
26 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST3.5Good
25 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST0.1Good
25 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST2.5Good
25 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST4.9Good
25 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST6.9Good
25 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST11.2Good
25 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST10.7Good
25 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST15.1Fair
25 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST17.0Fair
25 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST14.0Fair
25 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST8.3Good
25 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST3.6Good
25 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST3.2Good

Nearby government monitors

same jurisdiction
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