Skip links and keyboard navigation

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 Friday 11 July 2025 10am.

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

Friday 11 July 2025 10am

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
Beaudesert280 W1.2
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee62.216.7
Boonah122 ESE0.6
Burpengary--
Caboolture201 SSW0.3
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill244 WSW3.435.915.10
Church weather station, Redbank Plains73.714.1
Coomera257 WSW1.538.816.10
Cooroy--
Deagon279 W0.640.616.95490
Deception Bay254 WSW0.641.20
Eagleby259 W1
Eatons Hill224 SW0.9
Forest Lake--
Gatton270 W6.545.413.40
Hockey weather station, Raceview61.315.5
Josephville162 SSE1.15012.60
Kilcoy268 W1.5
Kippa-Ring184 S0.2
Lowood246 WSW1.4
Lytton230 SW5.140.8160
Maleny--
Moggill265 W1.8
Mountain Creek220 SW3.117.6
Mutdapilly3 N1.438.914.70
Nambour218 SW2.138.216.54730
North Maclean242 WSW2.247.113.90
Norwell258 WSW0.2
Parkwood267 W2.340.515.50
Petrie174 S0.3
Raceview296 WNW1.646.614.10
Redbank weather station, Redbank63.615
Redlands244 WSW2.1
Ripley weather station, Ripley75.713
Riverview weather station, Riverview59.714.8
Rocklea240 WSW4.444.214.65460
South Brisbane234 SW4.114.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley82.111.2
Southportofflineoffline35.716.10
Springwood244 WSW0.63914.70
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank6615.6
Tamborine Mountain251 WSW0.5
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron222 SW1.3
Woolloongabba237 WSW1.636.715.30
Wynnum241 WSW4.235.8150
Wynnum West243 WSW4.241.515.40
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville146 SE0.412.9
Chinchilla--
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles--
Oakey--
Pittsworth--
Rangeville233 SW2.358.38.9
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe--
Toowoombaofflineoffline57.79.65720
Warwick268 W1.8
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg189 S2.846.915.1
Gayndah213 SSW1.5
Hervey Bay189 S0.9
Kingaroy207 SSW2.5
Maryborough236 SW2.448.24850
Tin Can Bay236 SW1
Toogoom203 SSW0.3
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga159 SSE1.539.816.60
Auckland Point187 S236.916.60
Boat Creek179 S3.141.316.25620
Boyne Island187 S334.3-5900
Clinton173 S437.316.50
South Gladstone157 SSE2.138.1175660
Targinie155 SSE1.336.4170
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela154 SSE2.1
Blackwater113 ESE1.734.6160
Bluff126 SE2.734.116.20
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere167 SSE0.6
Longreach126 SE6.712.7
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)123 ESE5.342.214.80
Moranbah (Utah Dr)128 SE4.216
Parkhurst209 SSW1.134.218.1
Yeppoon270 W0.5
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina171 S1.8
West Mackay176 S3.818.8
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr188 S1.520.6255
Charters Towers199 SSW0.5
Ingham218 SW0.9
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard192 SSW443.921.81740
Environment Park8 N0.559.432.24270
Kirwan217 SW1.6
Lennon Drive170 S2.544.922.31760
North Ward169 S2.541.222.30
South Townsville83 E0.7
Stuart196 SSW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton133.5 SE1
Cairns184 S3.770.623.83730
Gordonvale213.3 SSW0.6
Innisfail178.2 S1.8
Mareeba157.2 SSE0.9
Mossman95 E0.3
Weipa122 ESE3.326.1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap126 SE3.115

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

Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
21 December 2025