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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 Saturday 12 April 2025 4pm.

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

Saturday 12 April 2025 4pm

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
Beaudesert95 E224.2
Beerwah150 SSE0.223.8
Boonah---
Burpengary140 SE1.923.9
Caboolture176 S0.924.2
Caloundra132 SE1.924
Cannon Hill142 SE2.386.320.51.4
Church weather station, Redbank Plains78.321.8
Coomera139 SE4.279.322.90.7
Cooroy128 SE0.724.2
Deagon159 SSE1.291.621.4350.2
Deception Bay82 E3.584.42.2
Eagleby111 ESE0.422.5
Eatons Hill---
Forest Lake113 ESE0.623.3
Gatton77 ENE6.282.622.12.1
Hockey weather station, Raceview7223
Josephville43 NE3.281.521.90
Kilcoy178 S123.8
Kippa-Ring168 SSE2.124.4
Lowood106 ESE1.823.7
Lytton149 SSE5.485.221.51
Maleny144 SE3.320.4
Moggill152 SSE0.523
Mountain Creek105 ESE3.123.5
Mutdapilly106 ESE4.874.922.10.1
Nambour126 SE195.121.9350.2
North Maclean161 SSE1.588.321.40.1
Norwell105 ESE0.623.1
Parkwood154 SSE2.281.921.70.2
Petrie140 SE0.823.6
Raceview87 E2.19221.13.8
Redbank weather station, Redbank78.822
Redlands152 SSE1.921.8
Ripley weather station, Ripley73.223.2
Riverview weather station, Riverview7922
Rocklea140 SE1.682.220.7offline0.3
South Brisbane107 ESE1.820.7
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley72.723.8
Southport123 ESE1.981.122.20.2
Springwood100 E285.619.84.7
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains79.621.7
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank75.322.8
Tamborine Mountain134 SE3.620
Tewantin123 ESE125
Upper Kedron146 SE1.221.5
Woolloongabba118 ESE1.684.5211.8
Wynnum156 SSE2.992.320.51.8
Wynnum West152 SSE2.599.920.71.8
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville123 ESE128.2
Chinchilla143 SE1.428.6
Dalby101 E2.328.2
Goondiwindi92 E1.533.4
Highfields0 N022.5
Miles96 E2.231.5
Oakey127 SE2.227.8
Pittsworth101 E1.627.9
Rangeville99 E0.580.320.6
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe346 NNW1.622.5
Toowoomba98 E467.121.52190
Warwick---
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg108 ESE463.927.6
Gayndah96 E0.536
Gympie28.4
Hervey Bay126 SE2.330.9
Kingaroy129 SE2.323.2
Maryborough116 ESE3.264.93210
Tin Can Bay130 SE0.730.7
Toogoom194 SSW0.830.5
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga93 E3.961.3280
Auckland Point-----
Boat Creek94 E5.561.527.84620
Boyne Island104 ESE3.965.9-4350
Clinton101 E8.560.627.70
South Gladstone109 ESE3.559.227.94460
Targinie100 E4.366.427.20
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela---
Blackwater124 SE4.250.528.70
Bluff125 SE2.14428.90
Emerald135 SE2.343.728.60
Gracemere144 SE1.633.4
Longreach102 ESE430.1
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)100 E3.369.426.10
Moranbah (Utah Dr)99 E226.6
Parkhurst85 E2.254.829
Yeppoon265 W228.8
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpine55 NE2.2
Sarina171 S2.128.1
West Mackay142 SE6.125.9
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr127 SE2.829515
Charters Towers154 SSE130.7
Ingham109 ESE1.931.5
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard124 SE1.269.827.81500
Environment Park128 SE0.165.930.21541.4
Kirwan200 SSW0.532.7
Lennon Drive117 ESE27028.51350
North Ward102 ESE1.168.627.90
South Townsville179 S0.232.5
Stuart188 S-33.8
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton---
Cairns148 SSE3.771.928.93250
Gordonvale86.3 E0.333.8
Innisfail169.9 S2.531.6
Mareeba114.2 ESE0.732.6
Mossman105 ESE0.731.5
Weipa79 E2.631.5
Yarrabah30.1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap105 ESE2.331.2

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/405 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
16 December 2025