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 8pm.

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

Friday 11 July 2025 8pm

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
Beaudesert205 SSW0.2
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee55.112
Boonah147 SSE0.3
Burpengary--
Caboolture103 ESE0
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill256 WSW0.445.814.30
Church weather station, Redbank Plains5810.3
Coomera258 WSW0.870.412.40
Cooroy--
Deagon279 W0.457.314.530
Deception Bay244 WSW1.354.30
Eagleby47 NE0
Eatons Hill218 SW0.1
Forest Lake--
Gatton259 W6.844.8140
Hockey weather station, Raceview51.611.9
Josephville159 SSE1.547.714.30
Kilcoy91 E0.4
Kippa-Ring49 NE0.3
Lowood161 SSE0
Lytton270 W2.149.816.70
Maleny--
Moggill296 WNW0.5
Mountain Creek246 WSW0.711.3
Mutdapilly252 WSW1.938.415.60
Nambour249 WSW0.476.511.510
North Maclean202 SSW0.378.710.30
Norwell0 N0
Parkwood200 SSW0.866.413.50
Petrie217 SW0.1
Raceview250 WSW1.147.4150
Redbank weather station, Redbank50.812.5
Redlands251 WSW1
Ripley weather station, Ripley56.39.8
Riverview weather station, Riverview47.114.5
Rocklea287 WNW0.248.215.510
South Brisbane270 W1.117.5
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley64.47.9
Southport196 SSW0.363.413.90
Springwood94 E0.455.712.30
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank53.112.1
Tamborine Mountain265 W0.1
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron121 ESE0
Woolloongabba259 W0.439.715.90
Wynnum267 W2.639.2160
Wynnum West283 WNW1.746.9160
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville196 SSW0.311.4
Chinchilla--
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles--
Oakey--
Pittsworth--
Rangeville246 WSW1.451.910.6
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba273 W0.6579.310
Warwick29 NNE0
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg173 S0.570.614.4
Gayndah37 NE0
Hervey Bay0 N0
Kingaroy0 N0
Maryborough225 SW0.765.510
Tin Can Bay3 N0
Toogoom0 N0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga197 SSW0.269.311.10
Auckland Point93 E1.461.718.40
Boat Creek300 WNW1.462.912.610
Boyne Island223 SW0.562.4-10
Clinton181 S0.954.716.50
South Gladstone260 W0.664.616.110
Targinie250 WSW0.262.411.60
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela179 S0.2
Blackwater209 SSW0.843.514.10
Bluff174 S0.144.1140
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere234 SW0.6
Longreach163 SSE2.514.5
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)339 NNW0.459.413.40
Moranbah (Utah Dr)200 SSW0.312.1
Parkhurst43 NE0.366.811.6
Yeppoon0 N0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina179 S0.5
West Mackay179 S1.317.8
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr93 E2.121.10
Charters Towers215 SW0.1
Ingham36 NE0.1
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard106 ESE3.472.72200
Environment Park97 E2.575.32200
Kirwan93 E0.4
Lennon Drive107 ESE3.875.62200
North Ward110 ESE2.472.3220
South Townsville82 E0.3
Stuart105 ESE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton146.3 SSE0.9
Cairns171 S2.377.422.100
Gordonvale224.8 SW0.4
Innisfail202.6 SSW1
Mareeba175.8 S0.6
Mossman121 ESE0
Weipa120 ESE2.827.1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap147 SSE1.918.1

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
22 December 2025