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 18 December 2025 3am.

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

Thursday 18 December 2025 3am

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
Beaudesert--
Beerwah180 S0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee--
Boonah135 SE0.4
Burpengary39 NE1.2
Caboolture149 SSE0.1
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill199 SSW1.673.621.10
Church weather station, Redbank Plains83.716.4
Coomera253 WSW1.281.120.20
Cooroy81 E0.5
Deagon229 SW0.47520.710
Deception Bay200 SSW2.9690
Eagleby99 E1.1
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake192 SSW0
Gatton235 SW1.285.917.40
Hockey weather station, Raceview7715.9
Josephville178 S1.993.316.50
Kilcoy62 ENE0.1
Kippa-Ring260 W0.8
Lowood207 SSW0
Lytton191 S2.171.221.20
Maleny48 NE0.7
Moggill--
Mountain Creek232 SW2.121.8
Mutdapilly--84.517.70
Nambour212 SSW0.980.321.610
North Maclean206 SSW1.388.517.70
Norwell174 S0
Parkwood174 S1.67120.90
Petrie161 SSE0.1
Raceview156 SSE0.479.818.90
Redbank weather station, Redbank--
Redlands--
Ripley weather station, Ripley78.317.3
Riverview weather station, Riverview79.218.1
Rocklea186 S0.710020.220
South Brisbane219 SW1.320.3
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley--
Southport182 S1.373.520.70
Springwood189 S0.572.619.70
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank79.817.3
Tamborine Mountain94 E0.2
Tewantin122 ESE0.7
Upper Kedron180 S0
Woolloongabba244 WSW1.175.720.90
Wynnum188 S1.573.320.10
Wynnum West-----
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville46 NE0.722.3
Chinchilla142 SE0.1
Dalby165 SSE0
Goondiwindi256 WSW1.4
Highfields31 NNE2.9
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth210 SSW1.2
Rangeville113 ESE0.388.714.9
Roma49 NE2.321.8
Stanthorpe163 SSE1.4
Toowoomba110 ESE3.688.215.500
Warwick264 W0.5
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg182 S2.387.320.3
Gayndah0 N0
Hervey Bay195 SSW0.8
Kingaroy118 ESE0.1
Maryborough193 SSW282.200
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom206 SSW0.3
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga167 SSE0.679220
Auckland Point147 SSE2.87422.60
Boat Creek157 SSE2.773.523.100
Boyne Island173 S3.275-00
Clinton162 SSE2.570.122.80
South Gladstone164 SSE2.57122.710
Targinie128 SE177.122.60
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater121 ESE2.763.4230
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald85 E0.987.622.10
Gracemere20 NNE1.1
Longreach76 ENE3.226.6
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)128 SE3.783.9230
Moranbah (Utah Dr)133 SE323.3
Parkhurst211 SSW0.674.822.6
West Rockhampton152 SSE2.375.422.700
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina103 ESE1.9
West Mackay118 ESE3.926.8
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr105 ESE2.426.31
Charters Towers--
Ingham88 E1.2
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard119 ESE2.780.626.500
Environment Park139 SE1.785.125.600
Kirwan100 E0.4
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward136 SE3.983.2260
South Townsville63 ENE0.8
Stuart183 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton298.6 WNW1.1
Cairns182 S3.389.924.910
Gordonvale179.7 S1.1
Innisfail151.7 SSE0.4
Mareeba172.6 S0.1
Mossman230 SW0.3
Weipa136 SE0.826.2
Yarrabah163 SSE0.7
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap49 NE2.124.7

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/362 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
18 December 2025