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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 4 September 2025 3pm.

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

Thursday 4 September 2025 3pm

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
Beaudesert282 WNW1.2
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee5626.7
Boonah182 S1.3
Burpengary86 E2.2
Caboolture113 ESE0.6
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill57 ENE2.94023.50
Church weather station, Redbank Plains54.427.6
Coomera67 ENE1.858.723.70
Cooroy103 ESE0.9
Deagon72 ENE1.657.8235520
Deception Bay64 ENE2.669.60
Eagleby204 SSW0.3
Eatons Hill69 ENE1
Forest Lake107 ESE0.3
Gatton55 NE1.433.824.30
Hockey weather station, Raceview51.227.8
Josephville11 N1.344.223.40
Kilcoy55 NE0.8
Kippa-Ring160 SSE0.5
Lowood104 ESE0.9
Lytton49 NE2.649.923.30
Maleny--
Moggill319 NW0.6
Mountain Creek86 E1.824.8
Mutdapilly53 NE2.434.724.70
Nambour77 ENE2.356.323.45810
North Maclean25 NNE2.343.623.90
Norwell52 NE0.2
Parkwood48 NE2.553.823.60
Petrie81 E0.7
Raceview27 NNE1.2-25.20
Redbank weather station, Redbank52.827.8
Redlands20 NNE2.7
Ripley weather station, Ripley52.828.1
Riverview weather station, Riverview54.427.6
Rocklea35 NE2.242.224.74020
South Brisbane60 ENE2.523.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley50.528.9
Southport53 NE0.95922.30
Springwood353 N1.537.223.40
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank5428.6
Tamborine Mountain200 SSW0.8
Tewantin67 ENE1
Upper Kedron59 ENE1.5
Woolloongabba31 NNE2.338.123.90
Wynnum64 ENE3.352.422.50
Wynnum West59 ENE3.85623.60
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville360 N0.926.2
Chinchilla312 NW0.8
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles278 W0.6
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth266 W0.9
Rangeville42 NE0.450.920.8
Romaofflineofflineoffline
Stanthorpe161 SSE0.7
Toowoomba50 NE1.150.120.52880
Warwick279 W1.1
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg87 E2.645.225.2
Gayndah243 WSW0.3
Hervey Bay139 SE2.1
Kingaroy218 SW0.7
Maryborough134 SE2.356.23130
Tin Can Bay63 ENE0.4
Toogoom0 N0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga86 E4.857.824.20
Auckland Point86 E5.973.222.60
Boat Creek79 E4.270.323.36540
Boyne Island76 ENE4.474.5-6690
Clinton64 ENE6.56423.20
South Gladstone76 ENE3.465.423.76790
Targinie94 E3.561.424.20
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela226 SW0.8
Blackwater97 E3.244.425.60
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere97 E1.6
Longreach132 SE1.429
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)77 ENE2.447.8260
Moranbah (Utah Dr)96 E1.627.1
Parkhurst58 ENE2.847.626
Yeppoon256 WSW2.1
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina99 E0.8
West Mackay125 SE4.723.1
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr74 ENE3.426.2739
Charters Towers114 ESE0.7
Ingham68 ENE1.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard55 NE5.972.723.94320
Environment Park76 ENE1.95828.54900
Kirwan66 ENE0.7
Lennon Drive48 NE560.527.54290
North Ward57 ENE2.469.924.80
South Townsville326 NW2.5
Stuart90 E-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton97.9 E0.7
Cairns101 E3.958.326.85640
Gordonvale109.3 ESE0.3
Innisfail138.2 SE1.1
Mareeba35 NE0.8
Mossman65 ENE1.6
Weipa79 E3.132.5
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap20 NNE0.930.8

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