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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 5am.

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

Sunday 10 August 2025 5am

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, Karalee87.610
Boonah132 SE0.7
Burpengary--
Caboolture--
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill224 SW1.876.313.40
Church weather station, Redbank Plains83.612.8
Coomera194 SSW2.783.314.20
Cooroy--
Deagon200 SSW183.213.600
Deception Bay198 SSW3.478.40
Eagleby--
Eatons Hill224 SW1.1
Forest Lake--
Gatton143 SE1.378.712.80
Hockey weather station, Raceview80.510.3
Josephville174 S3.487.912.50
Kilcoy249 WSW0.3
Kippa-Ring199 SSW0.8
Lowood--
Lytton206 SSW3.882.313.20
Maleny--
Moggill--
Mountain Creek206 SSW1.814
Mutdapilly181 S3.376.2130
Nambour186 S181.715.310
North Maclean190 S286.912.50
Norwell151 SSE0.1
Parkwood173 S2.280.714.20
Petrie111 ESE0.1
Raceview218 SW0.1-11.6-
Redbank weather station, Redbank83.312.1
Redlands184 S1.4
Ripley weather station, Ripley85.49.3
Riverview weather station, Riverview86.210.9
Rocklea170 S0.785.712.710
South Brisbane213 SSW1.312.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley86.212.5
Southport184 S284.914.20
Springwood167 SSE0.785.811.60
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank84.412.1
Tamborine Mountain--
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron197 SSW0.8
Woolloongabba196 SSW0.780.5130
Wynnum211 SSW1.889.811.80
Wynnum West203 SSW3.393.312.50
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville132 SE0.313.1
Chinchilla0 N0
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles--
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth--
Rangeville146 SE184.29.6
Roma114 ESE2.711
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba109 ESE1.284.19.300
Warwick135 SE3.8
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg181 S3.490.814.8
Gayndah200 SSW0.3
Hervey Bay195 SSW1.2
Kingaroy146 SE0.6
Maryborough188 S2.991.100
Tin Can Bay--
Toogoom202 SSW0.5
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga213 SSW0.394.512.90
Auckland Point237 WSW1.577.9160
Boat Creek201 SSW3.475.417.100
Boyne Island176 S374.8-00
Clinton195 SSW276.415.60
South Gladstone173 S2.370.817.310
Targinie152 SSE177.216.30
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela83 E0.1
Blackwater263 W0.493140
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere44 NE0.1
Longreach185 S0.47.6
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)117 ESE1.79711.90
Moranbah (Utah Dr)136 SE1.912.3
Parkhurst251 WSW0.289.114.1
Yeppoon101 E0.1
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina--
West Mackay211 SSW1.414.3
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr157 SSE0.915.80
Charters Towers139 SE0.1
Ingham91 E0.6
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard200 SSW1.88118.800
Environment Park220 SW0.383.318.700
Kirwan220 SW0.9
Lennon Drive191 S0.384.418.600
North Ward167 SSE2.179.318.90
South Townsville97 E0.1
Stuart152 SSE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton50.3 NE0.1
Cairns103 ESE185.620.400
Gordonvale--
Innisfail185.3 S0.2
Mareeba115.5 ESE0
Mossman100 E0
Weipa136 SE0.921.7
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap163 SSE1.611.4

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