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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 Sunday 10 August 2025 4am.

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

Sunday 10 August 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
Beaudesert--
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee87.111
Boonah141 SE0.9
Burpengary--
Caboolture--
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill230 SW1.67913.20
Church weather station, Redbank Plains83.312.5
Coomera187 S2.883.114.30
Cooroy--
Deagon202 SSW0.98413.700
Deception Bay204 SSW2.979.50
Eagleby--
Eatons Hill225 SW1
Forest Lake--
Gatton208 SSW0.578.912.90
Hockey weather station, Raceview8011.7
Josephville172 S3.386.712.70
Kilcoy200 SSW1.4
Kippa-Ring196 SSW0.8
Lowood--
Lytton206 SSW482.513.50
Maleny--
Moggill--
Mountain Creek209 SSW1.914.1
Mutdapilly188 S3.676.6130
Nambour172 S0.883.715.110
North Maclean196 SSW1.785.612.80
Norwell160 SSE0.1
Parkwood173 S2.38114.20
Petrie143 SE0.2
Raceview263 W0.2-12.1-
Redbank weather station, Redbank82.312.6
Redlands190 S0.6
Ripley weather station, Ripley84.410.1
Riverview weather station, Riverview85.111.7
Rocklea166 SSE0.684.813.110
South Brisbane215 SW1.213.2
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley86.311.8
Southport180 S2.683.314.40
Springwood184 S0.686.611.80
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank83.411.8
Tamborine Mountain184 S1.5
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron196 SSW0.6
Woolloongabba215 SW0.581.413.20
Wynnum216 SW2.589.512.20
Wynnum West206 SSW3.394.612.60
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville119 ESE0.513.4
Chinchilla0 N0
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles--
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth--
Rangeville150 SSE1849.8
Roma117 ESE2.611.3
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba141 SE1.582.59.610
Warwick135 SE3.6
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg178 S2.99214.7
Gayndah173 S0.2
Hervey Bay195 SSW1
Kingaroy145 SE0.8
Maryborough193 SSW3.19100
Tin Can Bay165 SSE1.4
Toogoom204 SSW0.4
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga79 E09014.40
Auckland Point163 SSE2.574.416.90
Boat Creek225 SW2.777.516.500
Boyne Island182 S3.376-00
Clinton191 S2.276.2160
South Gladstone173 S2.672.416.710
Targinie147 SSE1.278.516.40
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela42 NE0
Blackwater245 WSW191.414.50
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere0 N0
Longreach319 NW0.48.4
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)105 ESE1.296.111.70
Moranbah (Utah Dr)134 SE1.512.5
Parkhurst235 SW0.388.214.3
Yeppoon65 ENE0.1
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina--
West Mackay214 SW1.814.4
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr157 SSE0.716.30
Charters Towers255 WSW0.1
Ingham106 ESE0.4
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard188 S2.382.819.100
Environment Park173 S0.483.91900
Kirwan220 SW0.9
Lennon Drive168 SSE0.885.61900
North Ward158 SSE2.181.219.10
South Townsville111 ESE0.1
Stuart126 SE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton99.4 E0.1
Cairns182 S1.18520.410
Gordonvale--
Innisfail221.3 SW0.2
Mareeba56.2 NE0.1
Mossman90 E0
Weipa145 SE1.322.3
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap165 SSE1.110.9

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

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Last updated
13 January 2026