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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 17 May 2025 9am.

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

Saturday 17 May 2025 9am

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
Beaudesert201 SSW0.6
Beerwah--
Boonah--
Burpengary60 ENE0.4
Caboolture124 SE0.2
Caloundra167 SSE0.7
Cannon Hill27 NNE0.584.318.50
Church weather station, Redbank Plains95.318.8
Coomera321 NW0.191.219.10.2
Cooroy98 E0.2
Deagon23 NNE0.389.719.1700.1
Deception Bay50 NE0.484.81
Eagleby155 SSE0
Eatons Hill111 ESE0.1
Forest Lake--
Gatton254 WSW1.999.517.60
Hockey weather station, Raceview83.519.2
Josephville309 NW0.499.817.50
Kilcoy--
Kippa-Ring139 SE0.2
Lowood158 SSE0.2
Lytton324 NW184.918.90.2
Maleny125 SE0.8
Moggill274 W0.1
Mountain Creek170 S0.419.9
Mutdapilly284 WNW0.689.418.50
Nambour108 ESE1.395.419.5830.1
North Maclean5 N0.699.717.90.5
Norwell23 NNE0
Parkwood51 NE0.387.718.90.2
Petrie--
Raceview357 N0.994.518.60.1
Redbank weather station, Redbank93.518.7
Redlands179 S0.5
Ripley weather station, Ripley94.319.2
Riverview weather station, Riverview9418.6
Rocklea29 NNE0.58418.1offline0
South Brisbane352 N0.618.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley95.119
Southport307 NW0.29818.20.4
Springwood26 NNE0.58917.90
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains9418.7
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank94.619.1
Tamborine Mountain195 SSW0.1
Tewantin193 SSW0.3
Upper Kedron180 S0.3
Woolloongabba45 NE0.585.518.60
Wynnum289 WNW0.590.617.90.2
Wynnum West324 NW0.597.318.40
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville210 SSW1.214.6
Chinchilla177 S0.1
Dalby228 SW0.5
Goondiwindi--
Highfields0 N0
Miles--
Oakey278 W0.8
Pittsworth217 SW0.8
Rangeville----
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe84 E0.2
Toowoomba300 WNW292.9161790
Warwick--
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundabergofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay139 SE0.8
Kingaroy292 WNW0.5
Maryborough111 ESE0.397.32490
Tin Can Bay143 SE0.5
Toogoom199 SSW0.2
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga248 WSW0.693.4210
Auckland Point256 WSW1.88721.50
Boat Creek251 WSW289.921.83480
Boyne Island231 SW1.385-3730
Clinton221 SW2.285.321.50
South Gladstone241 WSW1.677.222.73660
Targinie52 NE0.588.622.90
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela194 SSW0.8
Blackwater164 SSE287.519.40
Bluff70 ENE1.581.619.80
Emerald201 SSW1.881.118.40
Gracemere274 W1.7
Longreach192 SSW2.314.1
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)157 SSE1.87521.90
Moranbah (Utah Dr)156 SSE2.322.4
Parkhurst227 SW0.890.721.2
Yeppoon67 ENE0.4
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina176 S1
West Mackay197 SSW1.723.1
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr208 SSW2.122.7375
Charters Towers238 WSW0.5
Ingham227 SW1.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard220 SW1.874.323.31820
Environment Park------
Kirwan220 SW1.5
Lennon Drive------
North Ward215 SW1.271.423.60
South Townsville116 ESE0.4
Stuart221 SW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton--
Cairns168 SSE282.724.73740
Gordonvale158 SSE1.1
Innisfail234 SW0.1
Mareeba117 ESE0.3
Mossman183 S0.2
Weipa136 SE2.225.4
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap160 SSE2.216.5

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
16 December 2025