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Boonah PM2.5 monitor

Hourly government air-quality observations from Queensland DETSI.

Queensland · -27.9965, 152.6813 · observed · Government monitor

1.6Latest hourly PM2.5 · µg/m³Good · <12.5 µg/m³
1.412-hour NowCast · µg/m³Derived concentration, not an Australian AQI
1.1Rolling 24 hours · µg/m³47 stored readings in this page window
GoodModel peak · next 24 h4.4–6.9 µg/m³ · GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM

What this monitor reports

1.6 µg/m³ is Good on the one-hour PM2.5 air quality scale. Current hourly reading.

The monitor belongs to Queensland DETSI. 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 other fire locations. There are also 3 planned or registered burns.

View 2 nearby fire locations
View 3 planned or registered burns nearby
22 grimstons road theresa creek85 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: GRIMSTONS RD, THERESA CREEK 2469
COUNCIL AREA: Kyogle
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 106 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 26 Aug 2026 17:30

Official source
30Km NE Tenterfield. 25Km W of Tabulum106 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: ROVER PARK RD, SANDY HILL 2372
COUNCIL AREA: Tenterfield
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 3157 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Forestry Corporation of NSW
UPDATED: 26 Aug 2026 17:08

Official source

Straight-line distance from the Boonah 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
200−24 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 hoursGood2.5–4.4 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood4.4–6.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood4.4–6.9 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursFair4.7–13.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF5.2 µg/m³Good29 Aug, 6:30 AM AEST
CAMS13.0 µg/m³Fair29 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM4.7 µg/m³Good29 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST
Recent hourly readings47 stored
Observed localPM2.5 µg/m³Air quality
27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST1.6Good
27 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST1.1Good
27 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST1.3Good
27 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST1.2Good
27 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST1.4Good
27 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST0.6Good
27 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST0.3Good
27 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST0.1Good
27 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST0.1Good
27 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST0.2Good
26 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST0.1Good
26 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST0.6Good
26 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST0.5Good
26 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST0.2Good
26 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST0.3Good
26 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST1.4Good
26 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST1.4Good
26 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST0.5Good
26 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST0.6Good
26 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST0.9Good
26 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST6.9Good
26 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST1.9Good
26 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST2.8Good
26 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST3.4Good
26 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST4.9Good
26 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST7.6Good
26 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST3.9Good
26 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST0.5Good
26 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST0.0Good
26 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST0.5Good
26 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST2.2Good
26 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST2.4Good
26 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST2.0Good
26 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST1.6Good
25 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST1.7Good
25 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST1.8Good
25 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST1.9Good
25 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST1.2Good
25 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST1.2Good
25 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST1.6Good
25 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST3.2Good
25 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST1.9Good
25 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST1.4Good
25 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST4.2Good
25 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST7.9Good
25 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST6.9Good
25 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST3.7Good

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