Orange air quality and smoke forecast

Current government PM2.5 readings within 50 km of Orange, with separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM total-PM2.5 forecasts sampled at the locality centre.

Updated 11 Oct, 9:17 PM AEDT · Location forecast · current monitors within 50 km of Orange · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood3.9 µg/m³ median · 3 current monitors

Next 48 hoursGood4.4–11.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Forecast peak11.5 µg/m³13 Oct, 5:30 AM AEDT · NASA GEOS-CF

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, GOLSPIE129 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 VICTORIA109 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 11 Oct, 9:25 PM AEDT

Straight-line distance from the Orange centre 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.

Last 24 hours and next 48 hours across Orange

Range across monitors

About this chart

The observed line is the hourly median across reporting monitors and the shaded range shows local variation. NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM are separate total surface PM2.5 research forecasts sampled near the Orange locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with 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

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	11.5 µg/m³	Good	13 Oct, 5:30 AM AEDT
CAMS	4.4 µg/m³	Good	13 Oct, 7:00 AM AEDT
FMI SILAM	7.2 µg/m³	Good	12 Oct, 5:00 PM AEDT

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5

All government monitors (3 total; 3 current)

Monitor	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality	Observed local
Bathurst	6.2	Good	11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
Millthorpe	3.9	Good	11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
Orange	2.6	Good	11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT