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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 7 September 2025 11pm.

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

Sunday 7 September 2025 11pm

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
Beaudesert--
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee74.612
Boonah230 SW0.6
Burpengary--
Caboolture--
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill109 ESE0.27114.90
Church weather station, Redbank Plains72.411.6
Coomera236 SW1.284.213.40
Cooroy--
Deagon266 W0.281.714.610
Deception Bay237 WSW1.271.30
Eagleby--
Eatons Hill0 N0
Forest Lake4 N0
Gatton183 S0.774.714.70
Hockey weather station, Raceview66.314.2
Josephville173 S1.784.511.90
Kilcoy0 N0
Kippa-Ring--
Lowood--
Lytton56 NE1.47217.70
Maleny--
Moggill--
Mountain Creek224 SW0.617.8
Mutdapilly234 SW2.366.714.80
Nambour269 W0.388.31510
North Maclean209 SSW0.695.810.80
Norwell36 NE0
Parkwood214 SW0.674.814.60
Petrie0 N0
Raceview188 S0.5-14.50
Redbank weather station, Redbank70.513.2
Redlands0 N0
Ripley weather station, Ripley67.411
Riverview weather station, Riverview70.213.5
Rocklea214 SW0.176.415.210
South Brisbane35 NE0.517.1
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley74.39.6
Southport193 SSW0.978.614.40
Springwood57 ENE0.48312.20
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank68.813.9
Tamborine Mountain90 E0.8
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron0 N0
Woolloongabba60 ENE0.565.716.60
Wynnum81 E1.468.817.20
Wynnum West98 E1.380.615.40
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville33 NNE1.321.6
Chinchilla125 SE0.8
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles81 E0.4
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth--
Rangeville69 ENE0.288.310.9
Romaofflineofflineoffline
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba107 ESE1.483.211.900
Warwick78 ENE0
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg175 S1.178.615.9
Gayndah35 NE0
Hervey Bay117 ESE0.5
Kingaroy97 E1.1
Maryborough169 S0.683.810
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom0 N0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga218 SW0.38317.30
Auckland Point135 SE3.27718.50
Boat Creek152 SSE1.477.618.700
Boyne Island167 SSE280.7-00
Clinton142 SE2.274.918.40
South Gladstone168 SSE1.975.718.200
Targinie129 SE1.27818.90
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela66 ENE0.2
Blackwater69 ENE3.375.717.50
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere--
Longreach76 ENE1.922.2
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)103 ESE1.576.917.80
Moranbah (Utah Dr)91 E1.117.6
Parkhurst125 SE0.376.819.1
Yeppoon--
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina--
West Mackay125 SE4.121.7
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr130 SE2210
Charters Towers92 E1.2
Ingham109 ESE1.1
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard120 ESE4.179.422.300
Environment Park114 ESE2.581.622.200
Kirwan98 E0.8
Lennon Drive126 SE5.18222.300
North Ward127 SE3.979.422.10
South Townsville76 ENE0.7
Stuart126 SE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton114.1 ESE0.9
Cairns180 S385.322.600
Gordonvale--
Innisfail--
Mareeba--
Mossman--
Weipa112 ESE4.826.4
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap61 ENE0.726.9

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
13 January 2026