Skip links and keyboard navigation

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 Wednesday 1 October 2025 11am.

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

Wednesday 1 October 2025 11am

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
Beaudesert336 NNW1.5
Beerwah255 WSW0.6
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee78.327.5
Boonah179 S0.8
Burpengary176 S0.9
Caboolture282 WNW0.4
Caloundra231 SW0.7
Cannon Hill23 NNE2.768.324.20
Church weather station, Redbank Plains74.626.6
Coomera319 NW1.473.624.70
Cooroy181 S0.6
Deagon27 NNE1.376.424.52030
Deception Bay37 NE2.280.10
Eagleby310 NW1
Eatons Hill139 SE0.5
Forest Lake203 SSW0.3
Gatton54 NE2.669.223.70
Hockey weather station, Raceview71.928.6
Josephville331 NNW1.266.523.80
Kilcoy180 S0.4
Kippa-Ring121 ESE1
Lowood223 SW0.8
Lytton10 N4.179.4230
Maleny219 SW1.3
Moggill142 SE0.5
Mountain Creek21 NNE1.424.6
Mutdapilly12 NNE1.259.724.60
Nambour5 N1.78224.53410
North Maclean28 NNE0.873.423.60
Norwell54 NE0.3
Parkwood332 NNW3.465.724.90
Petrie168 SSE0.6
Raceview340 NNW0.966.8250
Redbank weather station, Redbank72.427.7
Redlands122 ESE3.3
Ripley weather station, Ripley7627.4
Riverview weather station, Riverview74.626.8
Rocklea1 N2.370.224.82700
South Brisbane17 NNE1.524.7
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley76.826.9
Southport326 NW2.569.324.60
Springwood349 N1.570.423.60
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank75.427.8
Tamborine Mountain291 WNW0.9
Tewantin300 WNW0.7
Upper Kedron259 W1.2
Woolloongabba18 NNE1.866.824.50
Wynnum16 NNE3.276.523.30
Wynnum West357 N3.980.124.40
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville217 SW1.227.6
Chinchilla337 NNW1.8
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles180 S1.1
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth286 WNW2.6
Rangeville35 NE0.777.220.8
Roma294 WNW4.429.3
Stanthorpe237 WSW1.7
Toowoomba69 ENE2.372.320.95930
Warwick339 NNW2.9
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg309 NW0.486.825
Gayndah60 ENE0.7
Hervey Bay121 ESE0.7
Kingaroy80 E1.8
Maryborough318 NW1.176.55070
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom184 S0.1
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga94 E165.127.60
Auckland Point83 E3.276.124.90
Boat Creek62 ENE2.467.326.86410
Boyne Island47 NE2.875.3-9780
Clinton19 NNE2.467.626.40
South Gladstone39 NE2.470.2268320
Targinie82 E0.667.627.30
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela278 W1.6
Blackwater355 N1.853.926.80
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald19 NNE1.541.928.30
Gracemere177 S0.7
Longreach189 S5.430.3
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)325 NW240.828.90
Moranbah (Utah Dr)321 NW1.929.7
Parkhurst279 W0.567.826.4
West Rockhampton43 NE0.466.926.47600
Yeppoon224 SW1.5
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina244 WSW0.7
West Mackay65 ENE1.726.5
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr4 N1.428.2924
Charters Towers281 W1.2
Ingham209 SSW0.8
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard12 NNE1.774.825.74410
Environment Park332 NNW0.952.7335710
Kirwan137 SE0.7
Lennon Drive347 NNW2.96727.85160
North Ward355 N370.626.20
South Townsville309 NW1.5
Stuart--
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton89.9 E1
Cairns129 SE0.76128.59120
Gordonvale193.5 SSW0.5
Innisfail137.2 SE0.8
Mareeba123.2 ESE0.6
Mossman69 ENE1.1
Weipa90 E1.729.5
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap108 ESE1.832.2

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/360 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

Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
13 January 2026