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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 9 September 2025 11am.

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

Tuesday 9 September 2025 11am

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
Beaudesert154 SSE0.9
Beerwah234 SW0.2
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee72.825.5
Boonah158 SSE0.6
Burpengary--
Caboolture249 WSW0.3
Caloundra274 W2.1
Cannon Hill271 W0.94722.60
Church weather station, Redbank Plains73.925
Coomera311 NW2.560.422.30
Cooroy306 NW0.8
Deagon346 NNW1.154.423.78290
Deception Bay18 NNE260.80
Eagleby292 WNW1.8
Eatons Hill150 SSE0.3
Forest Lake--
Gatton301 WNW1.157.921.40
Hockey weather station, Raceview71.624.6
Josephville348 NNW2.160.321.10
Kilcoy269 W1.1
Kippa-Ring39 NE0.8
Lowood263 W0.9
Lytton12 NNE56720.50
Maleny--
Moggill266 W1.8
Mountain Creek323 NW323.7
Mutdapilly342 NNW1.751.322.10
Nambour337 NNW3.363.522.57780
North Maclean270 W2.656220
Norwell256 WSW0.3
Parkwood314 NW3.858.821.70
Petrie248 WSW0.5
Raceview303 WNW1.8-22.10
Redbank weather station, Redbank71.824.9
Redlands186 S2.4
Ripley weather station, Ripley75.624.2
Riverview weather station, Riverview7424.4
Rocklea269 W1.356.123.18270
South Brisbane12 NNE0.622.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley81.722.5
Southport307 NW356.122.30
Springwood325 NW0.351.522.20
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank74.625
Tamborine Mountain266 W1.2
Tewantin340 NNW1.4
Upper Kedron316 NW1.4
Woolloongabba328 NNW0.249.522.60
Wynnum328 NNW2.352.422.60
Wynnum West310 NW1.755.923.80
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville348 NNW1.821
Chinchilla340 NNW1.4
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles261 W0.9
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth295 WNW3.4
Rangeville257 WSW1.367.618.7
Romaofflineofflineoffline
Stanthorpe152 SSE1.9
Toowoomba297 WNW2.961.718.88600
Warwick318 NW3.2
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg322 NW1.35823.9
Gayndah218 SW0.6
Hervey Bay178 S0.6
Kingaroy331 NNW1.6
Maryborough344 NNW1.659.98270
Tin Can Bay255 WSW0.5
Toogoom112 ESE0.1
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga22 NNE1.659.223.30
Auckland Point85 E3.368.622.10
Boat Creek84 E3.16722.68480
Boyne Island61 ENE2.166-8920
Clinton59 ENE3.259.722.90
South Gladstone64 ENE1.961.423.38860
Targinie68 ENE1.859.823.90
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela234 SW1.1
Blackwater26 NNE3.153.923.10
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere90 E0.7
Longreach15 NNE325.3
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)45 NE3.263.922.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)40 NE1.824.7
Parkhurst18 NNE0.95524.7
Yeppoon251 WSW1.4
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina82 E0.5
West Mackay106 ESE3.323.5
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr89 E324.6602
Charters Towers104 ESE1.5
Ingham104 ESE2.2
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard112 ESE5.970.323.94590
Environment Park106 ESE3.267.325.45580
Kirwan91 E1.1
Lennon Drive115 ESE5.468.3254860
North Ward103 ESE3.964.724.90
South Townsville93 E0.6
Stuart96 E-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton119.7 ESE1.3
Cairns162 SSE3.761.726.27620
Gordonvale141.9 SE0.9
Innisfail165.5 SSE1.9
Mareeba94 E1.9
Mossman109 ESE1.4
Weipa112 ESE4.728.1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap18 NNE1.529.6

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