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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 Tuesday 2 September 2025 12pm.

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

Tuesday 2 September 2025 12pm

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
Beaudesert107 ESE0.9
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee70.324.8
Boonah161 SSE0.7
Burpengary--
Caboolture158 SSE0.7
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill207 SSW1.450210
Church weather station, Redbank Plains68.725.7
Coomera107 ESE3.162.420.70
Cooroy--
Deagon111 ESE158.621.86620
Deception Bay124 SE1.559.10
Eagleby--
Eatons Hill79 E0.6
Forest Lake157 SSE0.3
Gatton32 NNE156.320.30
Hockey weather station, Raceview66.725.2
Josephville207 SSW15320.70
Kilcoy236 SW0.5
Kippa-Ring175 S1.6
Lowood60 ENE0.8
Lytton115 ESE457.121.10
Maleny--
Moggill163 SSE0.4
Mountain Creek132 SE1.924
Mutdapilly117 ESE0.946.421.50
Nambour108 ESE269.120.84950
North Maclean87 E0.856.320.90
Norwell103 ESE0.8
Parkwood116 ESE2.557.821.10
Petrie89 E0.8
Raceview120 ESE0.9-21.90
Redbank weather station, Redbank6924.1
Redlands113 ESE2
Ripley weather station, Ripley6924.6
Riverview weather station, Riverview72.223.8
Rocklea139 SE0.55122.88820
South Brisbane141 SE1.421.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley74.324.8
Southport111 ESE1.663.420.20
Springwood110 ESE2.653.720.40
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank6826
Tamborine Mountain112 ESE1.6
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron139 SE0.8
Woolloongabba112 ESE146.921.70
Wynnum99 E4.660.820.70
Wynnum West91 E4.362.722.10
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville86 E0.121.6
Chinchilla156 SSE0.4
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles172 S0.4
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth--
Rangeville46 NE0.458.817.8
Romaofflineofflineoffline
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba122 ESE154.1176750
Warwick137 SE1.5
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg124 SE2.372.321.3
Gayndah192 SSW0.3
Hervey Bay159 SSE2
Kingaroy125 SE0.6
Maryborough122 ESE2.275.51760
Tin Can Bay151 SSE1.7
Toogoom197 SSW1
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga101 E1.657.822.80
Auckland Point77 ENE5.166.420.80
Boat Creek65 ENE363.121.69560
Boyne Island49 NE3.167.5-9600
Clinton93 E2.458.622.40
South Gladstone125 SE258.422.78480
Targinie80 E2.261.622.50
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela178 S1.3
Blackwater179 S0.648.222.70
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere119 ESE0.8
Longreach69 ENE0.824.8
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)95 E253.222.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)123 ESE1.824.5
Parkhurst201 SSW0.956.123.7
Yeppoon240 WSW2.2
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina120 ESE0.8
West Mackay111 ESE3.622
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr90 E2.724.9946
Charters Towers108 ESE1.3
Ingham94 E1.7
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard65 ENE371.4234970
Environment Park85 E1.758.927.25950
Kirwan80 E0.8
Lennon Drive68 ENE3.260.826.25170
North Ward63 ENE1.968.323.90
South Townsville139 SE0.6
Stuart--
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton70.9 ENE0.8
Cairns105 ESE3.76126.18640
Gordonvale97.3 E1
Innisfail122.4 ESE1.4
Mareeba55.7 NE0.7
Mossman100 E0.5
Weipa112 ESE2.929.4
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap133 SE1.722.6

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
14 January 2026