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Wagga Wagga air quality and smoke forecast

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

Updated · Location forecast · current monitors within 50 km of Wagga Wagga · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood4.0 µg/m³ median · 3 current monitors
Next 48 hoursGood7.0–7.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Forecast peak7.8 µg/m³28 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

No agency fire incidents are currently reported within 150 km of this location. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 1 planned or registered burn nearby
HAZARD REDUCTION BURN - STROMLO149 km away · Resource Allocation Pending · HAZARD REDUCTION BURNACT Emergency Services Agency
Agency report details

Incident: HAZARD REDUCTION BURN - STROMLO
Location: RIVERVIEW COTTAGE, COTTER ROAD, STROMLO, 2611

Status: Resource Allocation Pending
Suburb: STROMLO
Type: HAZARD REDUCTION BURN
Agency: Fire
Incident Number: 013105-14082026
Updated: 19 Aug 2026 23:24:36.053
Time of Call: 14 Aug 2026 11:29:02

Official source

Straight-line distance from the Wagga Wagga 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 Wagga Wagga

240−24 hNow+24 h+48 hµg/m³
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 Wagga Wagga locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood5.7–7.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood5.7–7.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood5.7–7.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursGood7.0–7.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF7.5 µg/m³Good27 Aug, 10:30 AM AEST
CAMS7.8 µg/m³Good28 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM7.0 µg/m³Good29 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5
Wagga Wagga NorthGood5.9 µg/m³Wagga Wagga North2Good4.0 µg/m³Indicative sensorJuneeGood0.0 µg/m³Indicative sensor
All government monitors (3 total; 3 current)
MonitorPM2.5 µg/m³Air qualityObserved local
Wagga Wagga North5.9Good27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Wagga Wagga North2 4.0Good27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Junee 0.0Good27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST

The publishing agency identifies these as indicative sensors. They add local coverage but are not reference-grade monitors.