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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 6 December 2025 7am.

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

Saturday 6 December 2025 7am

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
Beaudesert179 S0.2
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee87.820.6
Boonah220 SW0.5
Burpengary130 SE0.2
Caboolture--
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill332 NNW1.270.123.40
Church weather station, Redbank Plains87.420.2
Coomera334 NNW1.775.423.20
Cooroy169 S0.1
Deagon304 NW0.674.922.13620
Deception Bay262 W0.569.50
Eagleby210 SSW0.8
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake--
Gatton282 WNW0.987.618.70
Hockey weather station, Raceview7920.9
Josephville149 SSE0.489.619.40
Kilcoy95 E0.1
Kippa-Ring90 E0.6
Lowood168 SSE0.4
Lytton304 NW267.823.70
Maleny199 SSW1.3
Moggill177 S0.4
Mountain Creek311 NW223.8
Mutdapilly--83.719.70
Nambour20 NNE0.679.622.42560
North Maclean194 SSW0.794.219.40
Norwell180 S0
Parkwood326 NW2.86923.20
Petrie201 SSW0.6
Raceview246 WSW0.679.221.70
Redbank weather station, Redbank85.821.1
Redlands260 W1.7
Ripley weather station, Ripley85.221.1
Riverview weather station, Riverview85.419.6
Rocklea------
South Brisbane290 WNW1.323.5
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley88.918.3
Southport323 NW2.275.922.70
Springwood304 NW16722.60
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank85.221.9
Tamborine Mountain204 SSW1.7
Tewantin206 SSW0.1
Upper Kedron228 SW0.3
Woolloongabba303 WNW0.96824.10
Wynnum304 NW1.670.322.20
Wynnum West325 NW2.274.9230
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville6 N2.924.8
Chinchilla316 NW0.8
Dalby215 SW0
Goondiwindi244 WSW1.4
Highfields262 W0.5
Miles--
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth144 SE0.6
Rangeville80 E0.288.817.4
Roma358 N4.523.2
Stanthorpe262 W0.3
Toowoomba50 NE1.178.719.23380
Warwick117 ESE0.5
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg----
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay153 SSE0.5
Kingaroy239 WSW0.7
Maryborough202 SSW0.784.22850
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom174 S0.2
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga154 SSE0.287.920.80
Auckland Point137 SE1.672.423.60
Boat Creek278 W1.57921.72840
Boyne Island173 S278.1-3330
Clinton187 S1.674.422.20
South Gladstone156 SSE1.969.823.72940
Targinie152 SSE0.973.5240
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela174 S0.4
Blackwater82 E1.474.223.20
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald351 N0.572.421.90
Gracemere308 NW0.4
Longreach31 NNE2.925.5
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)109 ESE178.320.90
Moranbah (Utah Dr)130 SE1.420.5
Parkhurst222 SW0.281.321.6
West Rockhampton124 SE278.822.52650
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina114 ESE1
West Mackay256 WSW0.821.7
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr166 SSE123.4206
Charters Towers--
Ingham179 S0.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard196 SSW2.472.923.71350
Environment Park190 S0.767.525.71820
Kirwan223 SW0.4
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward159 SSE2.670.424.50
South Townsville115 ESE0.3
Stuart228 SW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton313.4 NW1.2
Cairns178 S3.281.925.51080
Gordonvale217.7 SW0.7
Innisfail118.6 ESE0.3
Mareeba154.6 SSE0
Mossman168 SSE0.1
Weipa122 ESE2.126.1
Yarrabah173 S0.5
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap69 ENE0.529.6

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/362 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
6 December 2025