Hourly government air-quality observations from ACT Government.
Australian Capital Territory · -35.4183, 149.0940 · observed · Government monitor
14.2 µg/m³ is Fair on the one-hour PM2.5 air quality scale. Current hourly reading.
The monitor belongs to ACT Government. 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.
Within 150 km, agencies report 1 Advice warning. There are also 3 planned or registered burns.
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
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
Incident: HAZARD REDUCTION BURN - BOOTH
Location: BOBOYAN ROAD, BOOTH, 2620
Status: Resource Allocation Pending
Suburb: BOOTH
Type: HAZARD REDUCTION BURN
Agency: Fire
Incident Number: 013700-24082026
Updated: 24 Aug 2026 11:12:19.18
Time of Call: 24 Aug 2026 11:11:49
ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: COBARGO TIP RD, COBARGO 2550
COUNCIL AREA: Bega Valley
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Burn off
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 26 Aug 2026 15:17
Straight-line distance from the Monash 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 | 4.0 µg/m³ | Good | 27 Aug, 8:30 PM AEST |
| CAMS | 6.1 µg/m³ | Good | 27 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST |
| FMI SILAM | 10.0 µg/m³ | Good | 28 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST |
| Observed local | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Air quality |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST | 14.2 | Fair |
| 27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST | 1.6 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST | 6.0 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST | 15.6 | Fair |
| 27 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST | 8.4 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST | 5.0 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST | 7.6 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST | 12.3 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST | 17.9 | Fair |
| 27 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST | 22.6 | Fair |
| 27 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST | 20.1 | Fair |
| 26 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST | 13.2 | Fair |
| 26 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST | 10.6 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST | 8.2 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST | 7.0 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST | 3.5 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST | 0.4 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST | 2.6 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST | 0.4 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST | 1.2 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST | 10.5 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST | 19.5 | Fair |
| 26 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST | 5.5 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST | 4.0 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST | 4.2 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST | 5.5 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST | 10.5 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST | 12.7 | Fair |
| 26 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST | 15.2 | Fair |
| 26 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST | 15.3 | Fair |
| 26 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST | 12.7 | Fair |
| 26 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST | 5.5 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST | 3.0 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST | 3.4 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST | 4.0 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST | 3.9 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST | 3.5 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST | 2.3 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST | 0.3 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST | 5.3 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST | 11.4 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
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