Melbourne air quality and smoke forecast

Current PM2.5 air quality across Greater Melbourne, with separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM total-PM2.5 forecasts.

Updated 27 Aug, 9:17 AM AEST · ABS 2026 region · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood5.9 µg/m³ median · 23 current monitors

Next 48 hoursGood to Poor10.3–32.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Forecast peak32.7 µg/m³27 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 5 other fire locations.

View 5 nearby fire locations

Quail Av, Whittlesea38 km away · Responding · OtherVicEmergencyOfficial source

Maroondah Hwy, Chirnside Park31 km away · Responding · Building FireVicEmergencyOfficial source

Avondale Rd, Lalor17 km away · Under Control · Building FireVicEmergencyOfficial source

Diamond Creek Rd, Plenty21 km away · Safe · Building FireVicEmergencyOfficial source

Martindale Cr, Seymour89 km away · Safe · OtherVicEmergencyOfficial source

Straight-line distance from the Melbourne city 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 Melbourne

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 reporting-monitor centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood6.8–9.3 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursPoor9.3–31.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursPoor10.3–32.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursPoor10.3–32.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	15.8 µg/m³	Fair	27 Aug, 9:30 PM AEST
CAMS	32.7 µg/m³	Poor	27 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST
FMI SILAM	10.3 µg/m³	Good	27 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST

Highest readings across Greater Melbourne

current hourly PM2.5

All government monitors (23 total; 23 current)

Monitor	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality	Observed local
Dandenong	14.1	Fair	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Brighton	12.2	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Melbourne CBD	9.0	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Brooklyn	8.9	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Macedon ^†	8.0	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Yarra Glen ^†	7.9	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Hastings	7.9	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Lancefield ^†	7.8	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Alphington	7.3	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Sunbury ^†	6.3	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Box Hill	6.1	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Bacchus Marsh ^†	5.9	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Altona North	5.4	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Mooroolbark	5.4	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Healesville ^†	5.3	Good	27 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST
Footscray	5.3	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Kinglake ^†	5.1	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Gisborne ^†	5.1	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Wallan ^†	5.1	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Warburton ^†	4.5	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Point Cook	3.7	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Macleod	1.2	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Melton	0.0	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST

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