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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 Tuesday 8 July 2025 7pm.

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

Tuesday 8 July 2025 7pm

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
Beaudesert165 SSE0.2
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee6313.5
Boonah225 SW0.9
Burpengary--
Caboolture26 NNE0
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill351 N1.162.215.90
Church weather station, Redbank Plains61.613.1
Coomera329 NNW1.370150
Cooroy--
Deagon267 W0.379.214.610
Deception Bay----
Eagleby0 N0
Eatons Hill0 N0
Forest Lake--
Gatton342 NNW1.150.815.70
Hockey weather station, Raceview60.614.1
Josephville359 N0.653.716.20
Kilcoy51 NE0.5
Kippa-Ring--
Lowood0 N0
Lytton359 N3.57517.50
Maleny--
Moggill287 WNW0.1
Mountain Creek328 NNW0.914.6
Mutdapilly352 N0.853.416.50
Nambour234 SW0.383.313.710
North Maclean62 ENE0.973.613.50
Norwell31 NNE0
Parkwood9 N164.415.70
Petrie0 N0
Raceview164 SSE0.671.114.50
Redbank weather station, Redbank5714.8
Redlands0 N0
Ripley weather station, Ripley59.413.7
Riverview weather station, Riverview56.915.1
Rocklea351 N1.463.416.710
South Brisbane45 NE0.917.3
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley64.111.6
Southport329 NNW2.16415.50
Springwood30 NNE0.872.813.20
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank59.114.4
Tamborine Mountain287 WNW1.4
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron49 NE0
Woolloongabba26 NNE0.856.717.20
Wynnum8 N1.863.516.50
Wynnum West360 N1.781.4150
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville70 ENE0.315.7
Chinchilla--
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles--
Oakey--
Pittsworth--
Rangeville271 W0.749.112.2
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba297 WNW2.542.714.400
Warwick0 N0
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg22 NNE0.671.817.7
Gayndah34 NE0
Hervey Bay0 N0
Kingaroy0 N0
Maryborough0 N1.667.200
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom0 N0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga201 SSW0.381.217.70
Auckland Point41 NE0.779.8190
Boat Creekofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Boyne Island18 NNE0.781.2-10
Clinton26 NNE0.873.919.30
South Gladstone314 NW0.275.518.820
Targinie236 SW0.383.717.40
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela30 NNE0.2
Blackwater90 E1.158.321.40
Bluff276 W0.367.219.70
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere145 SE0.1
Longreach216 SW1.420.4
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)77 ENE1.165.123.20
Moranbah (Utah Dr)85 E0.420.6
Parkhurst44 NE2.17719.3
Yeppoon231 SW0.4
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina0 N0
West Mackay113 ESE1.820.5
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr64 ENE1.522.50
Charters Towers47 NE0.1
Ingham74 ENE0.6
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard53 NE3.688.922.110
Environment Park91 E0.987.722.400
Kirwan90 E0.7
Lennon Drive53 NE2.589.322.300
North Ward84 E1.290.222.10
South Townsville333 NNW0.9
Stuart79 E-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton117.8 ESE0.4
Cairns178 S281.62400
Gordonvale130.3 SE0
Innisfail144 SE0.2
Mareeba109.3 ESE0.2
Mossman112 ESE0
Weipa116 ESE2.627.3
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap183 S0.920.3

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
18 December 2025