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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 Thursday 11 September 2025 12am.

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

Thursday 11 September 2025 12am

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, Karalee80.917.8
Boonah156 SSE0.4
Burpengary--
Caboolture--
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill261 W1.771.820.70
Church weather station, Redbank Plains77.519.2
Coomera271 W0.586.119.60
Cooroy--
Deagon339 NNW0.679.520.610
Deception Bay282 WNW0.775.10
Eagleby--
Eatons Hill245 WSW0.5
Forest Lake168 SSE0.1
Gatton269 W2.289.318.21.2
Hockey weather station, Raceview71.919.5
Josephville144 SE0.798.616.82.8
Kilcoy256 WSW1.1
Kippa-Ring97 E0.5
Lowood--
Lytton314 NW2.97921.10
Maleny--
Moggill--
Mountain Creek323 NW4.520.9
Mutdapilly244 WSW176.818.90.4
Nambour332 NNW2.379.92100
North Maclean221 SW1.289.118.10.9
Norwell65 ENE0.1
Parkwood266 W1.178.320.70
Petrie145 SE0.1
Raceview244 WSW1.4-19.60.5
Redbank weather station, Redbank78.319.3
Redlands304 NW2.1
Ripley weather station, Ripley73.719.3
Riverview weather station, Riverview76.619.8
Rocklea256 WSW2.378.820.410.7
South Brisbane241 WSW2.321
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley8118.3
Southport296 WNW1.584.820.30
Springwood229 SW0.37919.60.9
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank75.918.9
Tamborine Mountain270 W0.9
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron200 SSW0.9
Woolloongabba249 WSW0.970.421.20.1
Wynnum307 NW2.78020.40
Wynnum West298 WNW1.985.820.60
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville---
Chinchilla--
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles259 W1.6
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth--
Rangeville253 WSW1.693.215.3
Romaofflineofflineoffline
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba286 WNW1.792.315.700
Warwick306 NW1.7
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg327 NNW2.290.820.5
Gayndah0 N0
Hervey Bay298 WNW0.9
Kingaroy313 NW2
Maryborough348 NNW1.785.300
Tin Can Bay325 NW0.3
Toogoom266 W0.8
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga309 NW1.684.3200
Auckland Point307 NW1.979.321.30
Boat Creek91 E0.48520.910
Boyne Island340 NNW1.382.9-10
Clinton323 NW3.682.620.80
South Gladstone321 NW1.577.521.310
Targinie316 NW184.6210
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela22 NNE0
Blackwater106 ESE1.370.420.40
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere--
Longreach204 SSW418.1
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)279 W1.257.121.30
Moranbah (Utah Dr)326 NW1.421.7
Parkhurst32 NNE1.479.620
Yeppoon--
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina--
West Mackay348 NNW1.221.2
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr4 N0.722.21
Charters Towers34 NE0
Ingham186 S0.1
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard19 NNE1.47423.800
Environment Park337 NNW0.277.72300
Kirwan6 N0
Lennon Drive356 N1.876.923.600
North Ward356 N1.476.223.40
South Townsville294 WNW0.3
Stuart0 N-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton264 W0.2
Cairns197 SSW0.684.321.810
Gordonvale--
Innisfail--
Mareeba--
Mossman--
Weipa98 E1.825.7
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap156 SSE3.219.5

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
15 January 2026