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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 20 December 2025 1pm.

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

Saturday 20 December 2025 1pm

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
Beaudesert168 SSE1
Beerwah243 WSW0.6
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee53.836.9
Boonah192 SSW0.9
Burpengary272 W2.6
Caboolture113 ESE0.7
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill60 ENE4.256.729.60
Church weather station, Redbank Plains52.936.4
Coomera19 NNE2.454.430.60
Cooroy204 SSW1
Deagon74 ENE2.359.128.910490
Deception Bay47 NE4.961.40
Eagleby330 NNW2.3
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake184 S0.4
Gatton56 NE1.749.931.30
Hockey weather station, Raceview49.437.7
Josephville7 N1.352.531.10
Kilcoy175 S0.8
Kippa-Ring205 SSW0.6
Lowood170 S1.1
Lytton7 N7.465.627.10
Maleny216 SW0.6
Moggill189 S0.6
Mountain Creek29 NNE230.3
Mutdapilly36 NE1.251.2320
Nambour20 NNE25330.711040
North Maclean309 NW0.446.132.40
Norwell--
Parkwood8 N3.951.130.80
Petrie54 NE1.2
Raceview70 ENE0.645.232.90
Redbank weather station, Redbank52.537.2
Redlands336 NNW4.4
Ripley weather station, Ripley5336
Riverview weather station, Riverview51.637.2
Rocklea21 NNE3.251.531.510640
South Brisbane36 NE2.630.7
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley50.937.5
Southport59 ENE1.666.328.20
Springwood0 N1.851.929.20
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank5138
Tamborine Mountain203 SSW0.5
Tewantin313 NW1.1
Upper Kedron304 NW2
Woolloongabba33 NNE2.756.630.80
Wynnum46 NE456.228.50
Wynnum West46 NE4.359.529.90
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville18 NNE1.536.3
Chinchilla162 SSE0.6
Dalby230 SW0.3
Goondiwindi103 ESE0.7
Highfields137 SE1.2
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey276 W0.1
Pittsworth229 SW0.8
Rangeville66 ENE0.445.732.5
Roma12 NNE1.636.9
Stanthorpe248 WSW0.9
Toowoomba255 WSW0.44231.111220
Warwick208 SSW1.3
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg24 NNE2.152.230.8
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay163 SSE0.9
Kingaroy142 SE1.1
Maryborough21 NNE254.411070
Tin Can Bay--
Toogoom335 NNW0.3
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga83 E4.161.929.70
Auckland Point78 ENE3.367.928.10
Boat Creek81 E3.865.528.810730
Boyne Island54 NE369.3-7150
Clinton47 NE4.561.728.40
South Gladstone54 NE2.660.329.49490
Targinie83 E2.963.329.40
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater66 ENE2.538.231.50
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald59 ENE1.443.432.30
Gracemere256 WSW1.2
Longreach8 N1.537.2
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)95 E3.33932.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)125 SE2.635.2
Parkhurst70 ENE2.45431.5
West Rockhampton64 ENE1.454.830.96140
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina290 WNW0.7
West Mackay92 E3.428.2
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr75 ENE3.229.7959
Charters Towers90 E1.2
Ingham83 E2.7
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard55 NE5.57128.59000
Environment Park86 E1.757.732.510280
Kirwan131 SE0.7
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward61 ENE2.369.729.50
South Townsville308 NW1.5
Stuart142 SE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton274.2 W1.6
Cairns113 ESE3.463.130.79570
Gordonvale160.9 SSE1
Innisfail79.2 E1
Mareeba38.4 NE2
Mossman109 ESE0.5
Weipa350 N230.8
Yarrabah154 SSE1.5
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap347 NNW1.333.9

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

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Last updated
21 December 2025