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 Monday 12 January 2026 12am.

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

Monday 12 January 2026 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
Beaudesert86 E0.6
Beerwah235 SW0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee78.225.9
Boonah198 SSW0.6
Burpengary315 NW0.4
Caboolture105 ESE0.1
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill160 SSE1.685.125.90
Church weather station, Redbank Plains7825.5
Coomera160 SSE285.124.90.2
Cooroy88 E0.3
Deagon149 SSE0.78226.410
Deception Bay126 SE1.878.40
Eagleby--
Eatons Hill150 SSE0.1
Forest Lake180 S0
Gatton132 SE3.382.425.10
Hockey weather station, Raceview72.726.2
Josephville173 S2.682.823.60
Kilcoyofflineoffline
Kippa-Ring236 SW1.2
Lowood202 SSW0.8
Lytton125 SE3.377.126.50
Maleny153 SSE1.1
Moggill113 ESE0.6
Mountain Creek121 ESE1.126.1
Mutdapilly167 SSE3.585.5240
Nambour201 SSW0.992.224.800.1
North Maclean180 S0.294.823.80
Norwellofflineoffline
Parkwood158 SSE1.680.524.90.6
Petrie60 ENE0.7
Raceview134 SE1.88125.60
Redbank weather station, Redbank7825.9
Redlands120 ESE1.7
Ripley weather station, Ripley7526.4
Riverview weather station, Riverview77.125.9
Rocklea134 SE180.325.810
South Brisbane140 SE225.9
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley79.925.1
Southport155 SSE2.380.425.20
Springwood125 SE1.678.924.60
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank77.625.7
Tamborine Mountain57 ENE1.6
Tewantin118 ESE0.2
Upper Kedron172 S0.3
Woolloongabba146 SE1.482.226.30
Wynnum128 SE2.480.625.90
Wynnum West137 SE285.426.40
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville54 NE2.530.6
Chinchilla91 E0.2
Dalby325 NW1
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields18 NNE3.6
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey174 S0
Pittsworth203 SSW1.9
Rangeville78 ENE0.989.221.4
Roma46 NE3.425.7
Stanthorpe165 SSE1.8
Toowoomba96 E5.991.421.500
Warwick287 WNW4
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg119 ESE399.824.8
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay--
Kingaroy109 ESE2
Maryborough102 ESE2.397.412.2
Tin Can Bay--
Toogoom--
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga107 ESE2.694.825.60.5
Auckland Point108 ESE6.891.426.20.1
Boat Creek119 ESE3.793.22610.6
Boyne Island135 SE2.392-10.2
Clinton120 ESE58726.10
South Gladstone124 SE2.788.326.310
Targinie114 ESE2.696.925.80.4
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela215 SW1.2
Blackwater122 ESE886.624.13.1
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere205 SSW2.1
Longreach95 E4.529
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)125 SE4.49523.80.2
Moranbah (Utah Dr)132 SE424
Parkhurst81 E2.585.226
West Rockhampton120 ESE293.525.814.2
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina245 WSW0.8
West Mackay35 NE6.126.3
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr319 NW1.426.50
Charters Towers--
Ingham--
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard------
Environment Park------
Kirwan238 WSW0.6
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward288 WNW2.38126.20
South Townsville--
Stuart75 ENE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton159.2 SSE0.2
Cairns170 S1.790.82600
Gordonvale171.3 S0.3
Innisfail245.5 WSW0.5
Mareeba200.7 SSW0.4
Mossman157 SSE0.1
Weipa290 WNW1.528.3
Yarrabah163 SSE0.2
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap170 S0.728.7

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/362 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
12 January 2026