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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 7am.

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

Sunday 10 August 2025 7am

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, Karalee88.78.6
Boonah141 SE0.8
Burpengary--
Caboolture--
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill240 WSW1.878.412.70
Church weather station, Redbank Plains83.712.4
Coomera192 SSW1.384.714.10
Cooroy--
Deagon212 SSW0.883.813.3120
Deception Bay209 SSW2.879.30
Eagleby--
Eatons Hill222 SW0.8
Forest Lake--
Gatton282 WNW1.884.710.90
Hockey weather station, Raceview81.19.1
Josephville178 S4.886.512.80
Kilcoy258 WSW0.4
Kippa-Ring233 SW0.6
Lowood--
Lytton213 SSW4.481.313.30
Maleny--
Moggill--
Mountain Creek213 SSW213.6
Mutdapilly191 S3.376.3130
Nambour152 SSE180.215.2120
North Maclean187 S2.186.812.50
Norwell156 SSE0.1
Parkwood172 S1.279.314.60
Petrie202 SSW0.1
Raceview280 W0.9-11.3-
Redbank weather station, Redbank83.811
Redlands182 S1.8
Ripley weather station, Ripley88.19.7
Riverview weather station, Riverview88.310.2
Rocklea209 SSW1.18612.5190
South Brisbane229 SW2.712.7
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley85.412.5
Southport178 S1.181.814.80
Springwood188 S0.485.611.10
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank84.412.6
Tamborine Mountain--
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron203 SSW1.1
Woolloongabba243 WSW0.88212.60
Wynnum221 SW2.388.511.60
Wynnum West328 NNW3.491.312.30
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville149 SSE0.212.5
Chinchilla16 NNE0
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles--
Oakey--
Pittsworth--
Rangeville150 SSE0.884.89.5
Roma156 SSE0.110.1
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba174 S0.786.78.6260
Warwick142 SE2.7
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg172 S388.415.2
Gayndah217 SW0.5
Hervey Bay190 S1.6
Kingaroy132 SE0.5
Maryborough189 S3.191.9140
Tin Can Bay--
Toogoom209 SSW0.5
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga221 SW0.19712.10
Auckland Point151 SSE3.473.317.40
Boat Creek214 SW3.276.116.7130
Boyne Island169 S4.273.4-100
Clinton208 SSW2.277.315.60
South Gladstone160 SSE3.57017.7140
Targinie155 SSE178.116.20
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela156 SSE1.1
Blackwater198 SSW0.694.312.20
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere239 WSW0.6
Longreach134 SE1.16.1
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)98 E2.197.611.80
Moranbah (Utah Dr)131 SE2.512.5
Parkhurst199 SSW0.389.414.3
Yeppoon112 ESE0.1
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina--
West Mackay233 SW113.9
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr167 SSE1.215.713
Charters Towers203 SSW0
Ingham256 WSW0.7
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard197 SSW282.718.210
Environment Park198 SSW0.685.61830
Kirwan221 SW0.9
Lennon Drive178 S0.686.61830
North Ward155 SSE1.979.718.60
South Townsville83 E0.1
Stuart79 E-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton119.3 ESE0.3
Cairns252 WSW0.489.32020
Gordonvale--
Innisfail181.9 S0.2
Mareeba65.4 ENE0
Mossman0 N0
Weipa153 SSE0.921.1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap179 S0.79.5

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
13 January 2026