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Live air data

The Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) in collaboration with industry partners operates an air quality monitoring network across the state.

Data from the monitoring network is presented online as ambient concentration, air quality categories and smoke and dust health action levels which are updated hourly.

What’s new

Air monitoring data is now available for West Rockhampton.

Current smoke and dust levels

There are currently no elevated health action levels.

Based on PM2.5 readings at air monitoring stations and smoke sensors at Monday 1 September 2025 1am.

For current bushfire and smoke warnings, visit the Queensland Fire Department website.

Monday 1 September 2025 1am

Air quality data is available from 1 January 2020. Historical data back to 2010 is available on the Queensland Government data portal. Individual stations have been monitoring for different time periods so data may not be available for all possible times.

Meteorological

Select a value within the table to generate charts and to download air quality data.

South East Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Beaudesert--
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee7811.3
Boonah194 SSW0.2
Burpengary--
Caboolture--
Caloundra130 SE0.1
Cannon Hill277 W0.47313.70
Church weather station, Redbank Plains77.310.8
Coomera226 SW2.180.113.80
Cooroy--
Deagon261 W0.5831300
Deception Bay219 SW1.979.30
Eagleby--
Eatons Hill7 N0
Forest Lake40 NE0
Gatton265 W2.478.711.10
Hockey weather station, Raceview--
Josephville182 S2.883.510.90
Kilcoy20 NNE0
Kippa-Ring261 W0.5
Lowood--
Lytton208 SSW2.372.914.90
Maleny--
Moggill--
Mountain Creek217 SW1.114.3
Mutdapilly211 SSW2.166.513.30
Nambour130 SE0.19212.810
North Maclean201 SSW1.287.211.30
Norwell0 N0
Parkwood168 SSE1.971.115.50
Petrie220 SW0.1
Raceview266 W0.3-13.40
Redbank weather station, Redbank74.811.7
Redlands162 SSE0.6
Ripley weather station, Ripley--
Riverview weather station, Riverview73.412.9
Rocklea171 S0.376.714.210
South Brisbane229 SW1.414.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley79.89.6
Southport190 S1.376.314.20
Springwood210 SSW0.271.513.90
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank72.912.1
Tamborine Mountain98 E1.2
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron204 SSW0.2
Woolloongabba238 WSW0.770.914.90
Wynnum205 SSW1.477.213.20
Wynnum West216 SW2.283.213.60
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville201 SSW0.46.8
Chinchilla0 N0
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles0 N0
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth--
Rangeville69 ENE0.487.810.4
Romaofflineofflineoffline
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba114 ESE2.584.311.200
Warwick108 ESE0.5
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg188 S1.695.915.2
Gayndah45 NE0.1
Hervey Bay229 SW0.7
Kingaroy92 E0
Maryborough216 SW2.397.400.4
Tin Can Bay119 ESE0.1
Toogoom188 S0.1
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga175 S0.678.2160
Auckland Point123 ESE5.481.917.10
Boat Creek128 SE2.377.717.600
Boyne Island151 SSE288.1-00.2
Clinton129 SE4.977.617.30
South Gladstone145 SE2.480.217.100
Targinie117 ESE1.277.617.40
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela34 NE0
Blackwater140 SE1.267.313.50
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere0 N0
Longreach195 SSW0.410.7
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)350 N0.464.810.10
Moranbah (Utah Dr)179 S0.911.2
Parkhurst45 NE0.88916.2
Yeppoon--
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina--
West Mackay270 W0.811.9
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr176 S1.115.71
Charters Towers95 E0.7
Ingham174 S0.1
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard157 SSE1.869.719.800
Environment Park130 SE1.473.118.900
Kirwan103 ESE0.2
Lennon Drive142 SE2.871.618.800
North Ward140 SE2.569.219.40
South Townsville68 ENE0.1
Stuart12 NNE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton122 ESE0.3
Cairns146 SE179.420.800
Gordonvale--
Innisfail--
Mareeba--
Mossman--
Weipa142 SE0.922.6
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap169 S1.214.5

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/354 records)

The data used to compile this air quality information comes directly from the department's air monitoring network and has only undergone a preliminary quality check. Data is retrieved from the stations every hour and after quality checks, is available approximately 1 hour later.

All data on this site is shown in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST).

  • If there is no data measured for a parameter, or data could not be retrieved from the monitoring station at this hour, no data is shown in the cell.
  • An offline message in a cell indicates that measurements are temporarily unavailable due to equipment servicing or failure. See network status.

About these Meteorological parameters

Wind direction

When high pollutant concentrations occur at a monitoring station, wind data records can determine the general direction and area of the emissions. Identifying the sources means planning to reduce the impacts on air quality can take place. The measurement indicates the direction the wind is coming from.

Wind direction is measured in degrees.

More information about Wind direction

Wind speed

When high pollutant concentrations occur at a monitoring station, wind data records can determine the general direction and area of the emissions. Identifying the sources means planning to reduce the impacts on air quality can take place.

Wind speed is measured in metres per second.

More information about Wind speed

Humidity

Like temperature and solar radiation, water vapour plays an important role in many thermal and photochemical reactions in the atmosphere.

Humidity is measured in percentage.

More information about Humidity

Temperature

Measuring temperature supports air quality assessment, air quality modelling and forecasting activities.

Temperature is measured in degrees Celsius.

More information about Temperature

Solar radiation

Measuring solar radiation is beneficial for modelling photochemical smog events, as the intensity of sunlight has an important influence on the rate of the chemical reactions that produce the smog. The cloudiness of the sky, time of day and geographic location all affect sunlight intensity.

More information about Solar radiation

Rainfall

Rain has a ‘scavenging’ effect when it washes particulate matter out of the atmosphere and dissolves gaseous pollutants. Removing particles improves visibility. Where there is frequent high rainfall, air quality is generally better.

More information about Rainfall

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Last updated
13 January 2026