Skip links and keyboard navigation

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 10 May 2025 2am.

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

Saturday 10 May 2025 2am

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
Beaudesert201 SSW0.4
Beerwah153 SSE0.2
Boonah--
Burpengary200 SSW1.5
Caboolture308 NW0.2
Caloundra202 SSW2.4
Cannon Hill231 SW0.883.716.50
Church weather station, Redbank Plains8116.7
Coomera184 S3.387.6170.2
Cooroy165 SSE0.9
Deagon186 S0.79216.600
Deception Bay181 S3.288.80
Eagleby171 S1.3
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake167 SSE0.3
Gatton131 SE2.177.216.90
Hockey weather station, Raceview76.416.6
Josephville163 SSE1.890.515.20
Kilcoy198 SSW1.5
Kippa-Ring207 SSW1.1
Lowood42 NE0.1
Lytton203 SSW3.486.216.90.4
Maleny156 SSE2.8
Moggill149 SSE0.6
Mountain Creek213 SSW1.717.5
Mutdapilly194 SSW2.478.915.80
Nambour156 SSE0.6941700
North Maclean186 S1.789.616.20
Norwell175 S0.2
Parkwood178 S287.516.80.3
Petrie--
Raceview150 SSE0.282.617.10
Redbank weather station, Redbank79.717.5
Redlands173 S0.7
Ripley weather station, Ripley82.515.9
Riverview weather station, Riverview79.117.5
Rocklea211 SSW1.280.516.5offline0
South Brisbane188 S1.416.5
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley87.115.1
Southport171 S2.389.417.10.3
Springwood173 S0.585.915.80
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains83.416.6
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank81.416.4
Tamborine Mountain164 SSE1.8
Tewantin167 SSE1.3
Upper Kedron206 SSW0.9
Woolloongabba194 SSW183.716.80
Wynnum216 SW2.291.915.90
Wynnum West210 SSW2.698.116.30
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville182 S0.216.8
Chinchilla149 SSE0.7
Dalby146 SE0.8
Goondiwindi--
Highfields0 N0
Miles101 E0.9
Oakey158 SSE0.3
Pittsworth120 ESE0.8
Rangeville98 E0.391.312.2
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe321 NW1.1
Toowoomba106 ESE2.589.812.500
Warwick--
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg----
Gayndah108 ESE0.1
Hervey Bay179 S0.8
Kingaroy160 SSE1.4
Maryborough196 SSW2.89900
Tin Can Bay165 SSE0.6
Toogoom211 SSW0.4
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga184 S0.881.417.70
Auckland Point148 SSE3.776.619.10
Boat Creek159 SSE3.474.319.800
Boyne Island174 S3.977.3-00
Clinton154 SSE3.772.719.40
South Gladstone162 SSE3.372.719.200
Targinie128 SE1.576.319.30
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela--
Blackwater139 SE4.967.619.30
Bluff139 SE1.764.718.60
Emerald131 SE2.46419.10
Gracemere171 S0.6
Longreach128 SE2.114.7
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)127 SE3.783.818.20
Moranbah (Utah Dr)128 SE4.518.9
Parkhurst214 SW0.975.618.9
Yeppoon322 NW0.4
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina167 SSE2.7
West Mackay177 S3.421.7
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr143 SE2.923.30
Charters Towers106 ESE0
Ingham113 ESE2.5
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard162 SSE3.767.123.300
Environment Park168 SSE0.76923.200
Kirwan147 SSE0.6
Lennon Drive159 SSE3.56923.400
North Ward149 SSE2.965.823.20
South Townsville80 E0.8
Stuart126 SE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton--
Cairns179 S2.78522.800
Gordonvale172.5 S0.4
Innisfail173.5 S1.8
Mareeba93 E0.2
Mossman178 S0.1
Weipa125 SE3.525.7
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap138 SE1.720.9

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

Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
16 December 2025