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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 Thursday 18 September 2025 9am.

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

Thursday 18 September 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
Beaudesert211 SSW0.4
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee85.426.4
Boonah138 SE0.4
Burpengary255 WSW0.3
Caboolture168 SSE0.2
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill167 SSE0.865.223.40
Church weather station, Redbank Plains8725.1
Coomera117 ESE3.380.622.10
Cooroy--
Deagon115 ESE069.625.35950
Deception Bay46 NE175.70
Eagleby136 SE1.5
Eatons Hill156 SSE0.4
Forest Lake--
Gatton287 WNW1.46921.90
Hockey weather station, Raceview79.224.1
Josephville157 SSE1.691.519.50
Kilcoy201 SSW0.5
Kippa-Ring122 ESE0.6
Lowood294 WNW0.5
Lytton153 SSE1.175.622.80
Maleny--
Moggill248 WSW1
Mountain Creek27 NNE125
Mutdapilly172 S0.872.421.70
Nambour104 ESE1.170.825.14940
North Maclean168 SSE0.580.422.10
Norwell114 ESE1
Parkwood127 SE274.122.50
Petrie77 ENE0.4
Raceview272 W1.1-23.20
Redbank weather station, Redbank85.325.7
Redlands166 SSE1.6
Ripley weather station, Ripley86.923.2
Riverview weather station, Riverview88.423.5
Rocklea207 SSW1.369.923.35590
South Brisbane143 SE0.923.7
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley91.820.6
Southport116 ESE1.480.421.80
Springwood157 SSE1.868.922.40
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank86.925
Tamborine Mountain260 W0.5
Tewantin266 W1
Upper Kedron66 ENE0.6
Woolloongabba141 SE0.764.823.40
Wynnum136 SE0.772.623.30
Wynnum West178 S1.175.224.40
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville55 NE1.824.2
Chinchilla338 NNW0.8
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles229 SW0.2
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth290 WNW1
Rangeville265 W0.672.721.3
Romaofflineofflineoffline
Stanthorpe0 N0
Toowoomba299 WNW1.467.321.75840
Warwick196 SSW0.4
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg302 WNW1.293.421.4
Gayndah96 E0.1
Hervey Bay295 WNW0.6
Kingaroy258 WSW1.4
Maryborough329 NNW1.981.55340
Tin Can Bay321 NW0.2
Toogoom255 WSW0.4
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga175 S0.487.321.80
Auckland Point35 NE0.780.222.80
Boat Creek281 W0.380.123.23630
Boyne Island115 ESE0.884.2-2720
Clinton197 SSW0.67922.50
South Gladstone41 NE1.273.723.86300
Targinie56 NE0.680.423.20
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela151 SSE0.5
Blackwater83 E1.671.323.50
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere111 ESE0.4
Longreach12 NNE2.225.7
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)73 ENE1.471.722.70
Moranbah (Utah Dr)88 E0.824.1
Parkhurst70 ENE0.475.323.8
Yeppoon224 SW0.9
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina108 ESE0.5
West Mackay159 SSE1.423.3
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr129 SE2.325.1427
Charters Towers86 E1.3
Ingham144 SE1.4
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard118 ESE2.68024.41140
Environment Park113 ESE1.68025.11550
Kirwan114 ESE0.4
Lennon Drive121 ESE3.180.424.91330
North Ward131 SE2.477.724.80
South Townsville78 ENE0.4
Stuart147 SSE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton110.5 ESE1.1
Cairns179 S2.284.525.63850
Gordonvale--
Innisfail--
Mareeba86.4 E1.1
Mossman122 ESE0.8
Weipa114 ESE3.127
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap48 NE129.5

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
13 January 2026