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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 13 September 2025 7am.

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

Saturday 13 September 2025 7am

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
Beaudesert113 ESE0.1
Beerwah0 N0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee87.211.5
Boonah185 S0.2
Burpengary0 N0
Caboolture--
Caloundra234 SW0.3
Cannon Hill241 WSW178.413.50
Church weather station, Redbank Plains87.710.1
Coomera219 SW1.589.213.80
Cooroy274 W0.1
Deagon212 SSW0.582.415.2590
Deception Bay204 SSW380.70
Eagleby262 W0.1
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake32 NNE0.1
Gatton275 W2.390.4130
Hockey weather station, Raceview79.811.8
Josephville158 SSE2.199.59.90
Kilcoy17 NNE0
Kippa-Ring--
Lowood67 ENE0
Lytton217 SW3.680.714.50
Maleny--
Moggill17 NNE0
Mountain Creek229 SW1.715.8
Mutdapilly191 S283.113.70
Nambour274 W0.294.715.3560
North Maclean233 SW0.696.810.50
Norwell0 N0
Parkwood175 S1.982.214.60
Petrie--
Raceview38 NE0.7-12.70
Redbank weather station, Redbank86.411.2
Redlands124 SE0.4
Ripley weather station, Ripley85.19.8
Riverview weather station, Riverview86.611.3
Rocklea219 SW1.185.112.9800
South Brisbane225 SW1.713.9
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley88.39
Southport194 SSW1.487.714.40
Springwood194 SSW0.484.9120
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank87.211.6
Tamborine Mountain98 E0.8
Tewantin239 WSW0.4
Upper Kedron233 SW0.4
Woolloongabba239 WSW0.876.214.10
Wynnum222 SW1.886.912.90
Wynnum West226 SW2.392.7130
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville---
Chinchilla4 N0
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles0 N0
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth90 E0.4
Rangeville93 E0.29112.3
Romaofflineofflineoffline
Stanthorpe0 N0
Toowoomba89 E1.99212.2300
Warwick145 SE0.7
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg180 S1.894.414.6
Gayndah0 N0
Hervey Bay205 SSW0.7
Kingaroy191 S0.4
Maryborough200 SSW2.290.71110
Tin Can Bay169 S0.3
Toogoom188 S0.2
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga175 S0.385.816.50
Auckland Point133 SE276.818.30
Boat Creek159 SSE0.878.618.4520
Boyne Island168 SSE2.977.4-710
Clinton248 WSW0.574.718.40
South Gladstone162 SSE1.374.318.4620
Targinie136 SE0.678.918.40
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela156 SSE1.2
Blackwater126 SE0.978.317.10
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere66 ENE0.1
Longreach131 SE4.413
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)104 ESE1.181.814.60
Moranbah (Utah Dr)137 SE2.215.3
Parkhurst206 SSW0.777.518.4
Yeppoon99 E0.3
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina136 SE0.5
West Mackay246 WSW0.613.4
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr172 S1.117.913
Charters Towers160 SSE0.1
Ingham113 ESE0.9
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard189 S2.978.719.840
Environment Park200 SSW0.781.219.580
Kirwan212 SSW0.9
Lennon Drive181 S0.981.519.770
North Ward159 SSE2.676.320.20
South Townsville106 ESE0.1
Stuart154 SSE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton129.2 SE0.6
Cairns185 S2.188.321.960
Gordonvale185.4 S0.5
Innisfail213.2 SSW1.2
Mareeba79.1 E0.2
Mossman189 S0.1
Weipa142 SE0.923.4
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap168 SSE1.813.4

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
13 January 2026