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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 8am.

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

Thursday 10 July 2025 8am

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 SSE0.1
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee9113.8
Boonah202 SSW0.3
Burpengary--
Caboolture308 NW0.1
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill348 NNW179.516.70
Church weather station, Redbank Plains92.112.8
Coomera353 N0.783.216.60
Cooroy--
Deagon332 NNW0.987.616.8670
Deception Bay318 NW1.287.50
Eagleby228 SW0.2
Eatons Hill136 SE0
Forest Lake--
Gatton67 ENE0.382.513.80
Hockey weather station, Raceview81.711.5
Josephville153 SSE1.41009.40
Kilcoy49 NE0.1
Kippa-Ring21 NNE0.6
Lowood236 SW0
Lytton329 NNW483.717.20
Maleny--
Moggill240 WSW0.1
Mountain Creek289 WNW0.519.5
Mutdapilly86 E0.584.812.80
Nambour257 WSW0.293.319.1420
North Maclean215 SW0.510010.20
Norwell28 NNE0
Parkwood1 N0.978.916.90
Petrie0 N0
Raceview178 S192.913.50
Redbank weather station, Redbank90.214
Redlands201 SSW0.8
Ripley weather station, Ripley90.611.6
Riverview weather station, Riverview90.115
Rocklea197 SSW0.285.516.41160
South Brisbane26 NNE0.617.6
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley92.210.9
Southport327 NNW0.888.6160
Springwood26 NNE0.684.915.50
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank91.112.7
Tamborine Mountain223 SW0.3
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron321 NW0.6
Woolloongabba100 E0.779.1170
Wynnum318 NW2.281.716.70
Wynnum West319 NW2.48817.10
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville36 NE0.46.3
Chinchilla--
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles--
Oakey--
Pittsworth--
Rangeville250 WSW1.473.312.1
Roma10 N00
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba281 W1.27612.31210
Warwick310 NW0.4
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg307 NW1.897.120.6
Gayndah142 SE0.1
Hervey Bay315 NW0.4
Kingaroy309 NW0.9
Maryborough293 WNW2.695.8470
Tin Can Bay275 W0.1
Toogoom186 S0.2
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga327 NNW1.797.920.70
Auckland Point296 WNW2.995.920.50
Boat Creek337 NNW1.193.921.4540
Boyne Island302 WNW0.992.6-1260
Clinton324 NW2.592.1210
South Gladstone309 NW1.790.421.1810
Targinie335 NNW0.395.421.70
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela70 ENE0.2
Blackwater317 NW0.996.217.50
Bluff283 WNW0.591.218.40
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere42 NE0.1
Longreach193 SSW1.58.8
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)274 W0.796.519.30
Moranbah (Utah Dr)265 W0.919.6
Parkhurst20 NNE0.39220.8
Yeppoon--
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina26 NNE0
West Mackay265 W0.519.3
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr132 SE0.521.846
Charters Towers141 SE0
Ingham54 NE0.1
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard193 SSW1.895.722.1210
Environment Park------
Kirwan112 ESE0
Lennon Drive166 SSE0.598.522.1360
North Ward144 SE0.796.922.60
South Townsville6 N0
Stuart66 ENE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton37.3 NE0.1
Cairns162 SSE190.221.4630
Gordonvale157.7 SSE1.1
Innisfail177.1 S0.1
Mareeba43.3 NE0
Mossman120 ESE0
Weipa145 SE223.3
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap161 SSE3.413.5

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
17 December 2025