Hourly government air-quality observations from Queensland DETSI.
Queensland · -27.7141, 151.6271 · observed · Government monitor
0.0 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.
Within 150 km, agencies report 1 other fire location. There are also 2 planned or registered burns.
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
Straight-line distance from the Pittsworth 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 | 10.6 µg/m³ | Good | 29 Aug, 7:30 AM AEST |
| CAMS | 12.3 µg/m³ | Good | 29 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST |
| FMI SILAM | 7.7 µg/m³ | Good | 28 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST |
| Observed local | PM2.5 µg/m³ | Air quality |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST | 0.4 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST | 3.2 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST | 3.1 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST | 3.3 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST | 5.5 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST | 0.5 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST | 0.2 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST | 0.1 | Good |
| 27 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST | 0.2 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST | 0.7 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST | 0.1 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 5:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 4:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 3:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 2:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST | 0.2 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST | 2.0 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 10:00 AM AEST | 1.6 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST | 1.8 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 8:00 AM AEST | 0.8 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 7:00 AM AEST | 0.1 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 6:00 AM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 5:00 AM AEST | 0.1 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 4:00 AM AEST | 0.4 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 3:00 AM AEST | 0.3 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 2:00 AM AEST | 0.8 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST | 1.1 | Good |
| 26 Aug, 12:00 AM AEST | 2.4 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 11:00 PM AEST | 3.1 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 10:00 PM AEST | 2.5 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 9:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 8:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 7:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 6:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | 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 | 0.0 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 12:00 PM AEST | 0.0 | Good |
| 25 Aug, 11:00 AM AEST | 0.0 | Good |