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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 Thursday 3 April 2025 10pm.

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

Thursday 3 April 2025 10pm

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
Beaudesert250 WSW0.424.2
Beerwah47 NE025.2
Boonah---
Burpengary209 SSW0.325.4
Caboolture---
Caloundra226 SW0.325.1
Cannon Hill173 S0.387.122.60
Church weather station, Redbank Plains89.422.8
Coomera165 SSE0.99122.50
Cooroy---
Deagon266 W0.291.223.400
Deception Bay178 S1.290.90
Eagleby76 ENE024.2
Eatons Hill---
Forest Lake---
Gatton281 W293.922.90
Hockey weather station, Raceview79.623.4
Josephville178 S1.510021.10
Kilcoy56 NE024.3
Kippa-Ring183 S0.325.4
Lowood0 N025.5
Lytton135 SE1.685.923.30
Maleny---
Moggill141 SE024.9
Mountain Creek234 SW1.323.4
Mutdapilly353 N1.38622.90
Nambour157 SSE0.29623.300
North Maclean1 N0.398.322.30
Norwell---
Parkwood173 S0.790.622.40
Petrie34 NE025.4
Raceview40 NE0.891.123.10
Redbank weather station, Redbank89.722.7
Redlands---
Ripley weather station, Ripley86.823.3
Riverview weather station, Riverview89.923
Rocklea20 NNE085.522.7offline0
South Brisbane107 ESE0.423.1
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley87.923.1
Southport164 SSE1.290.622.40
Springwood135 SE0.588.421.90
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains89.622.9
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank87.723
Tamborine Mountain110 ESE0.622.3
Tewantin---
Upper Kedron7 N024.2
Woolloongabba133 SE0.28722.90
Wynnum144 SE1.191.922.30
Wynnum West155 SSE1.199.822.40
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville155 SSE0.220.2
Chinchilla0 N020.7
Dalby269 W0.221.9
Goondiwindi242 WSW0.521.6
Highfields0 N020.2
Miles66 ENE021.4
Oakey287 WNW0.721.9
Pittsworth258 WSW0.321.5
Rangeville249 WSW1.190.318.5
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe136 SE0.321
Toowoomba263 W0.789.918.800
Warwick---
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg310 NW1.497.825.2
Gayndah165 SSE0.125.6
Gympie25.6
Hervey Bay23 NNE0.126.9
Kingaroy200 SSW0.923.4
Maryborough140 SE0.89800
Tin Can Bay165 SSE0.326.3
Toogoom0 N026.3
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga185 S0.19624.90.3
Auckland Point329 NNW0.189.125.30.1
Boat Creek287 WNW0.69424.900.2
Boyne Island287 WNW0.893.4-10.3
Clinton209 SSW0.489.824.90
South Gladstone270 W0.58625.120
Targinie96 E0.197.8250.2
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela---
Blackwater183 S3.296.523.13
Bluff130 SE0.28723.424.1
Emerald137 SE288.923.30.8
Gracemere257 WSW0.527
Longreach193 SSW124.2
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)246 WSW1.396.724.40.2
Moranbah (Utah Dr)234 SW1.524.7
Parkhurst70 ENE0.191.527
Yeppoon180 S0.228.8
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpine126 SE0.1
Sarina0 N029
West Mackay313 NW0.727.3
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayrofflineofflineofflineoffline
Charters Towers94 E0.127.2
Ingham254 WSW0.727.4
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard15 NNE1.885.629.300
Environment Park345 NNW0.187.12900
Kirwan267 W0.130.7
Lennon Drive2 N1.78729.300
North Ward356 N1.983.129.30
South Townsville290 WNW0.830.9
Stuart126 SE-30
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton---
Cairns292 WNW0.98328.810
Gordonvale0 N028.6
Innisfail317.4 NW0.429.6
Mareeba83 E0.328
Mossman131 SE029.3
Weipa74 ENE0.726.4
Yarrabah31
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap165 SSE1.123.2

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/405 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
17 December 2025