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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 19 July 2025 1am.

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

Saturday 19 July 2025 1am

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--
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee87.512
Boonah154 SSE0.2
Burpengary--
Caboolture0 N0
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill221 SW1.385.513.80
Church weather station, Redbank Plains8912
Coomera279 W0.293.512.70
Cooroy--
Deagon212 SSW0.392.913.510
Deception Bay192 SSW1.988.80
Eagleby--
Eatons Hill226 SW0.2
Forest Lake--
Gatton260 W1.482.9130
Hockey weather station, Raceview80.712.8
Josephville186 S3.573.413.20
Kilcoy113 ESE0.1
Kippa-Ring183 S0.4
Lowood--
Lytton204 SSW2.783.4140
Maleny--
Moggill--
Mountain Creek227 SW114
Mutdapilly211 SSW1.877.513.30
Nambour221 SW0.595.913.610
North Maclean206 SSW1.876.813.20
Norwell0 N0
Parkwood191 S0.287.312.90
Petrie61 ENE0
Raceview234 SW0.487.313.20
Redbank weather station, Redbank87.412.6
Redlands--
Ripley weather station, Ripley87.912.6
Riverview weather station, Riverview88.412.9
Rocklea228 SW1.392.813.20
South Brisbane225 SW1.814.1
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley89.412
Southport242 WSW0.390.212.60
Springwood167 SSE0.185.612.10
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank88.612.5
Tamborine Mountain149 SSE0.4
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron211 SSW0.6
Woolloongabba219 SW0.687.513.90
Wynnum218 SW2.287.512.70
Wynnum West205 SSW2.695.313.10
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville258 WSW03.3
Chinchilla--
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles--
Oakey--
Pittsworth--
Rangeville206 SSW1939.6
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba238 WSW0.6929.900
Warwick123 ESE0.1
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg223 SW0.986.714.6
Gayndah227 SW1.3
Hervey Bay221 SW0.5
Kingaroy0 N0
Maryborough231 SW1.491.301.2
Tin Can Bay94 E0
Toogoom108 ESE0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga152 SSE0.394.613.20
Auckland Point177 S1.770.7170
Boat Creek206 SSW373.617.200
Boyne Island211 SSW180.8-10
Clinton171 S1.876.515.80
South Gladstone197 SSW2.268.616.910
Targinie143 SE171.2170
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela151 SSE0.2
Blackwater162 SSE2.362.114.40
Bluff121 ESE1.157.715.40
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere252 WSW1.5
Longreach108 ESE2.28.7
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)5 N0.371.710.80
Moranbah (Utah Dr)272 W0.28.9
Parkhurst74 ENE0.380.913.8
Yeppoon76 ENE0.3
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina195 SSW0.5
West Mackay272 W1.118.1
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr198 SSW0.718.71
Charters Towers249 WSW0.4
Ingham54 NE0.1
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard143 SE1.251.921.200
Environment Park195 SSW0.158.119.700
Kirwan225 SW0.1
Lennon Drive135 SE0.35619.800
North Ward222 SW0.360.419.60
South Townsville98 E0
Stuart111 ESE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton125.3 SE0.3
Cairns138 SE0.786.820.710
Gordonvale24.8 NNE0.1
Innisfail247.8 WSW0
Mareeba0 N0
Mossman16 NNE0
Weipa140 SE0.824.4
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap171 S0.89.8

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/353 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
14 January 2026