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 13 February 2025 2am.

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

Thursday 13 February 2025 2am

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
Beaudesert213 SSW0.324.1
Beerwah0 N026
Boonah191 S0.423.8
Burpengary79 E1.128
Caboolture14 NNE027.4
Caloundra145 SE0.227.4
Cannon Hill83 E2.267.326.10
Church weather station, Redbank Plains82.823.2
Coomera239 WSW1.29022.10
Cooroy135 SE0.226.9
Deagon94 E0.773.526.410
Deception Bay55 NE2.671.30
Eagleby152 SSE0.126.4
Eatons Hill35 NE025.1
Forest Lake87 E026.2
Gatton140 SE2.488.122.80
Hockey weather station, Raceview7623.9
Josephville181 S1.488.821.40
Kilcoy99 E0.425
Kippa-Ring170 S0.528.6
Lowood107 ESE0.325.5
Lytton80 E2.871.925.60
Maleny67 ENE123.1
Moggill91 E0.126.7
Mountain Creek86 E1.826.1
Mutdapilly184 S2.486.122.30
Nambour241 WSW0.495.123.700
North Maclean228 SW0.694.1220
Norwell91 E024.9
Parkwood184 S1.587.423.20
Petrie106 ESE0.127.5
Raceview149 SSE1.588.123.50
Redbank weather station, Redbank82.223.7
Redlands80 E0.727
Ripley weather station, Ripley80.323.7
Riverview weather station, Riverview81.923.9
Rocklea109 ESE1.372.925.1offline0
South Brisbane48 NE1.325.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley84.523.2
Southport75 ENE0.592.223.30
Springwood96 E0.876.524.50
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains8223.4
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank81.923.5
Tamborine Mountain93 E0.121.9
Tewantin94 E0.628.1
Upper Kedron64 ENE0.225.7
Woolloongabba71 ENE1.473.525.80.2
Wynnum78 ENE3.977.525.80
Wynnum West74 ENE3.976.626.20
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville24 NNE1.328.6
Chinchilla163 SSE0.225.2
Dalby78 ENE2.124.5
Goondiwindi44 NE0.824.8
Highfields0 N021.1
Miles69 ENE0.526
Oakey---
Pittsworth44 NE223.3
Rangeville55 NE0.69619.9
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe331 NNW1.120.5
Toowoomba84 E2.694.619.900
Warwick339 NNW221.3
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg151 SSE1.193.325
Gayndah---
Gympie27.2
Hervey Bay121 ESE1.627.7
Kingaroy106 ESE0.924.5
Maryborough123 ESE189.310
Tin Can Bay146 SE0.526.9
Toogoom0 N026.4
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga196 SSW0.68724.90
Auckland Point146 SE1.986.625.30
Boat Creek140 SE1.484.32600.1
Boyne Island179 S1.585.1-10
Clinton170 S1.482.925.70
South Gladstone167 SSE1.581.225.500
Targinie126 SE0.890.725.20.6
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela213 SSW0.426.2
Blackwater52 NE3.983.224.10
Bluff71 ENE1.176.2240
Emerald38 NE1.477.5250
Gracemere60 ENE026.4
Longreach18 NNE1.727.5
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)135 SE189.723.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)130 SE1.523.6
Parkhurst335 NNW0.189.324.7
Yeppoon252 WSW0.728.2
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpine--
Sarina158 SSE0.727.3
West Mackay221 SW124.9
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayrofflineofflineofflineoffline
Charters Towers99 E0.226.3
Ingham202 SSW0.228.6
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard178 S0.828.800
Environment Park0 N09226.800
Kirwan---
Lennon Drive162 SSE0.39526.600
North Ward78 ENE0.887.326.40
South Townsville2 N028
Stuart68 ENE-27.2
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton0 N024.9
Cairns194 SSW0.790.925.700
Gordonvale142 SE0.527.2
Innisfail214.8 SW0.127.5
Mareeba228.8 SW026.5
Mossman---
Weipa---
Yarrabah26.8
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap3 N0.730.1

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/404 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 January 2026