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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 Thursday 10 July 2025 1am.

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

Thursday 10 July 2025 1am

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
Beaudesert0 N0
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee84.210.7
Boonah206 SSW0.4
Burpengary--
Caboolture0 N0
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill42 NE0.281.515.60
Church weather station, Redbank Plains84.810.9
Coomera340 NNW0.592.716.10
Cooroy--
Deagon329 NNW0.190.814.210
Deception Bay348 NNW183.80
Eagleby251 WSW0.1
Eatons Hill0 N0
Forest Lake--
Gatton262 W1.694.111.60
Hockey weather station, Raceview79.511.1
Josephville162 SSE1.610011.20
Kilcoy0 N0
Kippa-Ring50 NE0
Lowood21 NNE0
Lytton343 NNW3.686.217.10
Maleny--
Moggill199 SSW0.1
Mountain Creek324 NW2.116.8
Mutdapilly188 S1.182.7130
Nambour316 NW3.291.718.100
North Maclean217 SW0.510011.40
Norwell0 N0
Parkwood29 NNE0.687.715.70
Petrie0 N0
Raceview173 S0.191.412.60
Redbank weather station, Redbank82.912.1
Redlands335 NNW0.7
Ripley weather station, Ripley83.210.1
Riverview weather station, Riverview8412.6
Rocklea205 SSW0.683.615.700
South Brisbane6 N0.418.4
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley86.39.2
Southport324 NW19416.80
Springwood3 N180.516.50
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank83.711.8
Tamborine Mountain281 W1.7
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron0 N0
Woolloongabba321 NW0.171.318.40
Wynnum338 NNW3.286.616.90
Wynnum West349 N1.696.216.30
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville48 NE0.38.7
Chinchilla--
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles--
Oakey--
Pittsworth--
Rangeville283 WNW0.687.113.6
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba307 NW3.1731600
Warwick299 WNW0.2
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg346 NNW2.310020
Gayndah23 NNE0
Hervey Bay0 N0
Kingaroy0 N0
Maryborough344 NNW299.900
Tin Can Bay331 NNW0.3
Toogoom0 N0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga238 WSW0.595.620.30
Auckland Point339 NNW0.39420.40
Boat Creek95 E0.69321.100
Boyne Island29 NNE0.692.8-10
Clinton352 N0.589.620.90
South Gladstone356 N0.588.82110
Targinie301 WNW0.69621.20
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela110 ESE0.1
Blackwater112 ESE0.99418.40
Bluff233 SW0.289.417.80
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere0 N0
Longreach205 SSW1.411.6
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)60 ENE0.184.819.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)326 NW0.519.7
Parkhurst31 NNE0.79120.1
Yeppoon94 E0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina0 N0
West Mackay252 WSW0.619.4
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr175 S0.422.40
Charters Towers25 NNE0
Ingham226 SW0.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard109 ESE1.59422.900
Environment Park------
Kirwan7 N0
Lennon Drive103 ESE0.895.822.400
North Ward121 ESE0.695.6230
South Townsville0 N0
Stuart0 N-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton0 N0
Cairns170 S1.191.921.600
Gordonvale97 E0.3
Innisfail76.4 ENE0.1
Mareeba35.5 NE0
Mossman125 SE0.1
Weipa132 SE1.324
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap127 SE0.512.3

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