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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 Sunday 5 October 2025 6am.

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

Sunday 5 October 2025 6am

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
Beaudesert15 NNE0
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee84.612
Boonah--
Burpengary--
Caboolture--
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill225 SW1.275.315.60
Church weather station, Redbank Plains84.810.7
Coomera247 WSW1.186.914.60
Cooroy--
Deagon274 W0.386.814.7230
Deception Bay215 SW2.281.10
Eagleby--
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake0 N0
Gatton259 W1.29211.80
Hockey weather station, Raceview80.211.5
Josephville175 S2.197.111.30
Kilcoy121 ESE0.1
Kippa-Ring--
Lowood30 NNE0
Lytton211 SSW3.676.116.20
Maleny--
Moggill293 WNW0.4
Mountain Creek233 SW1.616.9
Mutdapilly204 SSW1.585.813.10
Nambour238 WSW0.294.214.8170
North Maclean221 SW0.899.1110
Norwell--
Parkwood307 NW0.177.716.10
Petrie--
Raceview274 W0.59212.70
Redbank weather station, Redbank84.112
Redlands225 SW1.1
Ripley weather station, Ripley829.5
Riverview weather station, Riverview83.313.2
Rocklea199 SSW0.583.214.8200
South Brisbane214 SW1.515.5
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley85.58.7
Southport202 SSW0.486.415.30
Springwood206 SSW0.379.213.80
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank8411.5
Tamborine Mountain--
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron171 S0.2
Woolloongabba220 SW178.215.90
Wynnum221 SW1.982.914.40
Wynnum West213 SSW387.914.90
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville27 NNE0.310.6
Chinchilla0 N0
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles0 N0
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth0 N0
Rangeville61 ENE0.892.512.9
Roma17 NNE1.814.6
Stanthorpe139 SE0.2
Toowoomba91 E2.491.613.4210
Warwick145 SE0.5
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg190 S191.315.5
Gayndah0 N0
Hervey Bay218 SW0.5
Kingaroy0 N0
Maryborough233 SW193.3180
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom0 N0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga297 WNW095.712.50
Auckland Point152 SSE2.372.119.40
Boat Creek246 WSW1.976.91890
Boyne Island196 SSW1.776-100
Clinton204 SSW1.779.416.70
South Gladstone174 S1.87318.980
Targinie124 SE0.776.218.60
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela164 SSE0.6
Blackwater98 E3.274.918.70
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald136 SE0.787.916.20
Gracemere8 N0
Longreach108 ESE2.714.7
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)115 ESE1.192.414.70
Moranbah (Utah Dr)148 SSE215.7
Parkhurst179 S0.48017.4
West Rockhampton129 SE1.378.717.880
Yeppoon271 W2
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina179 S1.1
West Mackay217 SW2.218.3
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr165 SSE0.7193
Charters Towers--
Ingham205 SSW0.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard143 SE2.675.722.500
Environment Park131 SE1.180.621.710
Kirwan35 NE0
Lennon Drive151 SSE2.879.822.100
North Ward142 SE2.176.5220
South Townsville67 ENE0.2
Stuart111 ESE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton141 SE0.8
Cairns183 S2.980.222.710
Gordonvale141.6 SE0.7
Innisfail222.1 SW0.3
Mareeba95.3 E0
Mossman78 ENE0
Weipa137 SE1.223.3
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap144 SE10

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

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Last updated
13 January 2026