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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 Saturday 3 May 2025 4pm.

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

Saturday 3 May 2025 4pm

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
Beaudesert193 SSW1.8
Beerwah178 S0.2
Boonah--
Burpengary148 SSE2.2
Caboolture168 SSE1
Caloundra165 SSE1.7
Cannon Hill151 SSE1.965212.8
Church weather station, Redbank Plains6422
Coomera174 S2.984.319.20.4
Cooroy122 ESE0.6
Deagon136 SE2.167.3222290.1
Deception Bay129 SE3.966.30
Eagleby146 SE1.1
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake116 ESE0.9
Gatton118 ESE4.643.523.30
Hockey weather station, Raceview5624.1
Josephville168 SSE271.920.20
Kilcoy119 ESE0.6
Kippa-Ring177 S2.7
Lowood94 E1.7
Lytton147 SSE4.671.221.10
Maleny151 SSE2.8
Moggill132 SE1
Mountain Creek142 SE1.421.6
Mutdapilly150 SSE4.46220.50
Nambour146 SE0.884.920.12010
North Maclean143 SE1.572.520.62.4
Norwell124 SE0.4
Parkwood163 SSE2.579.319.50.1
Petrie--
Raceview132 SE3.263.521.30
Redbank weather station, Redbank62.722.2
Redlands149 SSE2.1
Ripley weather station, Ripley61.522.9
Riverview weather station, Riverview6123
Rocklea160 SSE2.854.222.2offline0.2
South Brisbane93 E2.421.5
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley62.622.6
Southport162 SSE2.874.920.50.2
Springwood136 SE2.563.920.70
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains62.422.9
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank58.423.9
Tamborine Mountain156 SSE1.7
Tewantin175 S1.1
Upper Kedron110 ESE1.5
Woolloongabba107 ESE2.659.322.20
Wynnum151 SSE2.377.520.20.6
Wynnum West137 SE2.579.221.40.4
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville102 ESE1.523.8
Chinchilla130 SE1
Dalby95 E2.7
Goondiwindi83 E1.1
Highfields0 N0
Miles100 E1.9
Oakey121 ESE2.1
Pittsworth102 ESE1.7
Rangeville94 E0.562.917.8
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe262 W1.2
Toowoomba104 ESE3.555.518.73560
Warwick--
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg140 SE4.366.423.2
Gayndah122 ESE0.6
Hervey Bay159 SSE1.9
Kingaroy109 ESE2.8
Maryborough122 ESE2.877.81980
Tin Can Bay147 SSE2.3
Toogoom210 SSW0.9
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga110 ESE2.361240
Auckland Point108 ESE9.162.4240
Boat Creek115 ESE5.161.324.21310
Boyne Island121 ESE3.760.3-1730
Clinton111 ESE8.458.624.30
South Gladstone120 ESE3.860.824.21530
Targinie109 ESE3.862.3240
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela--
Blackwater107 ESE0.775.920.30.2
Bluff131 SE1.551.722.70
Emerald78 ENE0.967.820.10
Gracemere150 SSE1.6
Longreach85 E425.9
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)136 SE3.288.8190.1
Moranbah (Utah Dr)142 SE319.7
Parkhurst86 E0.773.321.9
Yeppoon247 WSW2.6
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina168 SSE1.1
West Mackay151 SSE4.721.2
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr159 SSE2.123.298
Charters Towers197 SSW0.5
Ingham113 ESE2.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard195 SSW4.573.224.51010
Environment Park194 SSW0.374.224.81070
Kirwan204 SSW1.2
Lennon Drive170 S2.175.224.7960
North Ward191 S4.271.624.40
South Townsville85 E0.8
Stuart194 SSW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton--
Cairns178 S381.725.51290
Gordonvale132.2 SE0.8
Innisfail180.1 S1.9
Mareeba98.3 E1.6
Mossman121 ESE0.6
Weipa112 ESE3.829.8
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap91 E2.828.9

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
17 December 2025