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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 4am.

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

Thursday 10 July 2025 4am

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
Beaudesert151 SSE0.1
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee87.210.3
Boonah204 SSW0.3
Burpengary--
Caboolture68 ENE0
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill75 ENE0.384.314.30
Church weather station, Redbank Plains88.610.9
Coomera358 N1.491.315.60
Cooroy--
Deagon349 N0.292.91410
Deception Bay314 NW187.50
Eagleby265 W0.3
Eatons Hill35 NE0
Forest Lake--
Gatton284 WNW1.896.411.80
Hockey weather station, Raceview80.810.8
Josephville155 SSE1.81009.90
Kilcoy137 SE0.1
Kippa-Ring31 NNE0.5
Lowood135 SE0.2
Lytton338 NNW1.786.316.50
Maleny--
Moggill21 NNE0
Mountain Creek324 NW2.917.9
Mutdapilly186 S0.685.411.90
Nambour317 NW2.389.71900
North Maclean216 SW0.1100100
Norwell0 N0
Parkwood357 N1.386.7160
Petrie164 SSE0.1
Raceview228 SW0.292.812.30
Redbank weather station, Redbank86.411.1
Redlands328 NNW1.1
Ripley weather station, Ripley87.110.1
Riverview weather station, Riverview87.411.5
Rocklea244 WSW0.388.213.810
South Brisbane267 W0.115.2
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley89.79.9
Southport321 NW1.195.115.80
Springwood48 NE0.487.613.50
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank87.711.3
Tamborine Mountain275 W1.3
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron0 N0
Woolloongabba289 WNW0.28314.90
Wynnum342 NNW1.891160
Wynnum West348 NNW1.798.515.50
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville242 WSW0.29.4
Chinchilla--
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles--
Oakey--
Pittsworth--
Rangeville252 WSW1.384.513.7
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba298 WNW2.287.813.300
Warwick307 NW0.7
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg331 NNW29820.7
Gayndah85 E0
Hervey Bay29 NNE0
Kingaroy146 SE0.2
Maryborough347 NNW1.29800
Tin Can Bay--
Toogoom0 N0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga326 NW1.595.720.50
Auckland Point306 NW0.89420.50
Boat Creek328 NNW1.493.321.100
Boyne Island3 N1.495.4-10
Clinton333 NNW2.19120.80
South Gladstone47 NE0.388.520.910
Targinie321 NW0.39521.40
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela70 ENE0.1
Blackwater59 ENE1.195.917.50
Bluff276 W0.189.617.40
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere0 N0
Longreach332 NNW1.38.9
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)294 WNW0.391.718.30
Moranbah (Utah Dr)216 SW1.118.8
Parkhurst20 NNE0.69020.5
Yeppoon--
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina0 N0
West Mackay327 NNW0.419.5
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr197 SSW0.322.50
Charters Towers40 NE0
Ingham31 NNE0
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard117 ESE1.295.322.800
Environment Park------
Kirwan7 N0
Lennon Drive116 ESE0.597.722.700
North Ward156 SSE0.79922.50
South Townsville3 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
Cairns196 SSW1.192.521.200
Gordonvale165.8 SSE0.8
Innisfail150.2 SSE0.1
Mareeba0 N0
Mossman107 ESE0
Weipa137 SE123.3
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap162 SSE2.613.7

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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18 December 2025