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 Thursday 11 September 2025 4am.

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

Thursday 11 September 2025 4am

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
Beaudesert153 SSE0.4
Beerwah155 SSE0.8
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee74.417.7
Boonah211 SSW4.9
Burpengary255 WSW2
Caboolture235 SW0.3
Caloundra263 W2.8
Cannon Hill275 W3.741.619.20
Church weather station, Redbank Plains7615.9
Coomera287 WNW1.847190
Cooroy222 SW0.2
Deagon262 W0.653.319.200
Deception Bay251 WSW2.546.60
Eagleby287 WNW1.4
Eatons Hill236 SW1.2
Forest Lake287 WNW0.7
Gatton251 WSW7.552.616.10
Hockey weather station, Raceview68.517.8
Josephville223 SW5.541.617.80
Kilcoy255 WSW2.4
Kippa-Ring284 WNW1.2
Lowood225 SW0.4
Lytton252 WSW9.846.1200
Maleny--
Moggill278 W1.6
Mountain Creek233 SW3.220.6
Mutdapilly269 W4.542.117.40
Nambour246 WSW0.849.220.310
North Maclean247 WSW346.4180
Norwell260 W0.3
Parkwood263 W2.648.919.20
Petrie239 WSW1.5
Raceview276 W2.4-17.20
Redbank weather station, Redbank74.916.9
Redlands274 W1.9
Ripley weather station, Ripley72.316.4
Riverview weather station, Riverview72.717.4
Rocklea270 W4.857.118.100
South Brisbane248 WSW4.818.9
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley7416.3
Southport322 NW252.2190
Springwood263 W1.251.617.30
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank75.216.3
Tamborine Mountain272 W1.7
Tewantin267 W0.3
Upper Kedron226 SW1.1
Woolloongabba258 WSW2.644.418.90
Wynnum261 W6.844.5190
Wynnum West267 W5.65119.50
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville---
Chinchilla--
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles258 WSW1.7
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth245 WSW2.5
Rangeville251 WSW1.974.810.5
Romaofflineofflineoffline
Stanthorpe160 SSE2.7
Toowoomba267 W1.867.91100
Warwick272 W2.1
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg314 NW1.392.819.3
Gayndah210 SSW2
Hervey Bay293 WNW1
Kingaroy244 WSW3.2
Maryborough293 WNW1.592.600
Tin Can Bay272 W0
Toogoom259 W0.4
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga2 N0.691.118.10
Auckland Point257 WSW2.585.519.50
Boat Creek250 WSW1.982.220.100
Boyne Island204 SSW0.887-00
Clinton243 WSW0.982.919.20
South Gladstone241 WSW1.48119.810
Targinie265 W3.481.920.70
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela302 WNW0.2
Blackwater232 SW2.370.917.70
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere143 SE0.2
Longreach185 S4.414.3
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)292 WNW0.874.718.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)323 NW0.817.3
Parkhurst134 SE0.284.719.2
Yeppoon72 ENE0.3
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina64 ENE0.3
West Mackay274 W119.2
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr163 SSE0.519.50
Charters Towers206 SSW0.1
Ingham217 SW0.5
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard198 SSW1.485.721.100
Environment Park229 SW0.288.620.600
Kirwan80 E0.3
Lennon Drive192 SSW0.390.320.500
North Ward223 SW0.886.321.40
South Townsville48 NE0
Stuart51 NE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton0 N0
Cairns219 SW0.790.719.500
Gordonvale156.1 SSE0.4
Innisfail319 NW0.1
Mareeba0 N0
Mossman186 S0.1
Weipa136 SE0.623.5
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap150 SSE3.616.6

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
14 January 2026