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 Saturday 4 October 2025 8pm.

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

Saturday 4 October 2025 8pm

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
Beaudesert114 ESE0.2
Beerwah252 WSW0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee59.220.6
Boonah317 NW1.1
Burpengary309 NW0.2
Caboolture140 SE0
Caloundra163 SSE0.3
Cannon Hill80 E1.36320.40
Church weather station, Redbank Plains58.920.4
Coomera170 S2.168.420.20
Cooroy180 S0
Deagon139 SE171.420.800
Deception Bay132 SE2.171.80
Eagleby38 NE1.5
Eatons Hill157 SSE0.1
Forest Lake102 ESE0.1
Gatton87 E2.360.320.20
Hockey weather station, Raceview55.821.4
Josephville341 NNW1.168.719.10
Kilcoy125 SE0.5
Kippa-Ring234 SW1.4
Lowood91 E0.4
Lytton123 ESE3.666.221.20
Maleny59 ENE0.3
Moggill196 SSW0.3
Mountain Creek148 SSE0.419.5
Mutdapilly73 ENE2.460.620.20
Nambour271 W0.480.818.510
North Maclean47 NE0.672.518.90
Norwell83 E1.8
Parkwood157 SSE2.265.920.20
Petrie54 NE0.9
Raceview62 ENE1.665.220.90
Redbank weather station, Redbank6020.5
Redlands127 SE1.3
Ripley weather station, Ripley55.421.4
Riverview weather station, Riverview5821.1
Rocklea64 ENE1.467.920.910
South Brisbane53 NE1.220.7
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley59.920.5
Southport153 SSE369.220.20
Springwood57 ENE0.668.818.80
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank5820.9
Tamborine Mountain12 NNE0.9
Tewantin88 E0.1
Upper Kedron79 E1
Woolloongabba54 NE1.262.720.80
Wynnum119 ESE2.366.820.40
Wynnum West128 SE2.273.720.50
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville157 SSE0.224.3
Chinchilla139 SE0.4
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles26 NNE0
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth58 ENE1.5
Rangeville63 ENE0.574.216.8
Roma137 SE1.323.6
Stanthorpe338 NNW1
Toowoomba107 ESE2.669.417.500
Warwick123 ESE1.1
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg111 ESE1.565.221.5
Gayndah47 NE0.6
Hervey Bay135 SE1.7
Kingaroy69 ENE2
Maryborough116 ESE0.772.910
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom169 S0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga100 E2.46321.90
Auckland Point96 E7.361.622.70
Boat Creek102 ESE3.360.822.700
Boyne Island116 ESE2.760.6-00
Clinton103 ESE5.359.222.60
South Gladstone120 ESE2.76122.610
Targinie105 ESE3.159.222.40
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela39 NE1.6
Blackwater98 E2.620.525.70
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald69 ENE1.717.3270
Gracemere140 SE0.8
Longreach149 SSE1.128.1
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)86 E120.324.30
Moranbah (Utah Dr)113 ESE123.5
Parkhurst85 E1.671.822.2
West Rockhampton107 ESE27122.500
Yeppoon264 W2.2
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina18 NNE0
West Mackay110 ESE2.923.2
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr72 ENE2.423.90
Charters Towers86 E1.3
Ingham68 ENE0.5
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard80 E471.124.900
Environment Park85 E1.972.124.700
Kirwan94 E0.3
Lennon Drive91 E3.272.424.800
North Ward92 E2.570.724.80
South Townsville85 E0.4
Stuart99 E-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton140.7 SE0.8
Cairns142 SE3.87525.200
Gordonvale--
Innisfail194 SSW0.6
Mareeba91.3 E0.3
Mossman247 WSW0.2
Weipa77 ENE0.530
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap114 ESE1.20

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
12 January 2026