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 Tuesday 22 July 2025 2am.

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

Tuesday 22 July 2025 2am

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
Beaudesert22 NNE0
Beerwah175 S0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee83.39.9
Boonah207 SSW0.5
Burpengary203 SSW1.1
Caboolture51 NE0
Caloundra262 W0.2
Cannon Hill237 WSW0.778.613.60
Church weather station, Redbank Plains84.49.3
Coomera227 SW1.89014.40
Cooroy105 ESE0
Deagon228 SW0.483.114.410
Deception Bay220 SW2.281.20
Eagleby236 SW0.3
Eatons Hill229 SW0
Forest Lake--
Gatton277 W2.291.99.90
Hockey weather station, Raceview78.710
Josephville173 S1.999.510.20
Kilcoy14 NNE0
Kippa-Ring252 WSW0.4
Lowood40 NE0
Lytton185 S281.614.80
Maleny--
Moggill290 WNW0.4
Mountain Creek234 SW114.9
Mutdapilly200 SSW277.212.60
Nambour269 W093.313.820
North Maclean204 SSW1.593.811.30
Norwell27 NNE0
Parkwood172 S279.315.40
Petrie24 NNE0
Raceview328 NNW0.190.611.10
Redbank weather station, Redbank82.410.4
Redlands178 S0.5
Ripley weather station, Ripley83.18.8
Riverview weather station, Riverview82.511.2
Rocklea139 SE0.485.512.910
South Brisbane228 SW1.513.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley86.78
Southport193 SSW1.581.515.60
Springwood189 S0.481.912.60
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank839.9
Tamborine Mountain132 SE1.3
Tewantin212 SSW0.3
Upper Kedron84 E0.1
Woolloongabba237 WSW176.7140
Wynnum187 S1.686.113.70
Wynnum West197 SSW2.39213.90
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville47 NE0.912.5
Chinchilla0 N0
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles60 ENE0
Oakey--
Pittsworth114 ESE1.2
Rangeville83 E0.387.410.8
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe322 NW0.8
Toowoomba97 E48211.400
Warwick134 SE0.8
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg178 S1.893.114
Gayndah0 N0
Hervey Bay193 SSW0.8
Kingaroy10 N0
Maryborough199 SSW2.39200
Tin Can Bay116 ESE0.3
Toogoom186 S0.1
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga243 WSW088.914.90
Auckland Point145 SE1.778.817.40
Boat Creek191 S0.978.517.610
Boyne Island195 SSW1.980.5-10
Clinton198 SSW0.878170
South Gladstone156 SSE1.676.317.510
Targinie121 ESE0.978.617.80
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela163 SSE1
Blackwater91 E382.714.90
Bluff136 SE0.680.614.30
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere149 SSE1
Longreach48 NE2.219.9
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)125 SE1.584.715.90
Moranbah (Utah Dr)131 SE1.616
Parkhurst275 W0.478.517.2
Yeppoon171 S0.2
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina189 S0.7
West Mackay206 SSW1.617.3
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr143 SE1.318.90
Charters Towers233 SW0.2
Ingham--
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard118 ESE484.721.200
Environment Park120 ESE2.58621.200
Kirwan114 ESE0.4
Lennon Drive132 SE4.28721.300
North Ward131 SE3.984.921.20
South Townsville75 ENE0.8
Stuart118 ESE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton144.1 SE0.4
Cairns155 SSE1.49421.700
Gordonvale122.1 ESE0.5
Innisfail180.5 S0.6
Mareeba0 N0
Mossman153 SSE0.1
Weipa123 ESE0.724.6
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap165 SSE0.39.9

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

Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
15 January 2026