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 23 October 2025 6am.

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

Thursday 23 October 2025 6am

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
Beaudesert137 SE0.1
Beerwah248 WSW0.1
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee88.418.3
Boonah328 NNW0.3
Burpengary154 SSE0
Caboolture250 WSW0.1
Caloundra212 SSW0.8
Cannon Hill291 WNW0.382.220.70
Church weather station, Redbank Plains88.518.2
Coomera340 NNW18821.10
Cooroy260 W0.5
Deagon26 NNE0.388.220.4290
Deception Bay334 NNW1.283.70
Eagleby195 SSW0.2
Eatons Hill229 SW0.1
Forest Lake--
Gatton284 WNW1.291.318.20
Hockey weather station, Raceview79.618.6
Josephville170 S0.299.419.30
Kilcoy30 NNE0.2
Kippa-Ring107 ESE0.7
Lowood184 S0.1
Lytton321 NW2.483.122.30
Maleny164 SSE2
Moggill180 S0
Mountain Creek322 NW1.821.7
Mutdapilly225 SW189.818.40
Nambour324 NW2.184.522.2380
North Maclean14 NNE0.110018.30
Norwell159 SSE0
Parkwood16 NNE1.282.921.70
Petrie276 W0.1
Raceview152 SSE0.791.819.40
Redbank weather station, Redbank87.918.6
Redlands189 S0.1
Ripley weather station, Ripley86.617.6
Riverview weather station, Riverview87.718.7
Rocklea164 SSE0.48421.1460
South Brisbane41 NE0.221.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley89.716.9
Southport330 NNW1.989.921.20
Springwood49 NE0.487.519.50
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank87.918.3
Tamborine Mountain177 S1.3
Tewantin279 W0.4
Upper Kedron175 S0
Woolloongabba93 E0.379.921.50
Wynnum321 NW1.588.121.30
Wynnum West314 NW1.593.621.20
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville192 SSW0.222
Chinchilla345 NNW0.5
Dalbyofflineoffline
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles--
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth315 NW1.7
Rangeville263 W1.277.619.6
Roma228 SW0.223.4
Stanthorpe114 ESE0
Toowoomba293 WNW270.320.2440
Warwick110 ESE0.3
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg317 NW0.392.922.4
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay283 WNW0.6
Kingaroy281 W0.3
Maryborough306 NW1.196.6400
Tin Can Bay--
Toogoom--
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga348 NNW0.197.318.90
Auckland Point266 W0.987.2230
Boat Creek282 WNW0.791.621.4220
Boyne Island193 SSW0.886.6-180
Clinton200 SSW1.28522.20
South Gladstone251 WSW0.883.623310
Targinie173 S094.221.70
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela0 N0
Blackwater217 SW0.883.819.80
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald111 ESE0.774.320.70
Gracemere124 SE0.3
Longreach138 SE1.727
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)281 W0.384.5200
Moranbah (Utah Dr)69 ENE018
Parkhurst161 SSE0.191.319.2
West Rockhampton197 SSW0.695.120.2180
Yeppoon47 NE0.1
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina--
West Mackay267 W0.519.9
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr14 NNE1.323.710
Charters Towers--
Ingham217 SW0.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard20 NNE371.725.420
Environment Park13 NNE0.477.924.350
Kirwan0 N0
Lennon Drive19 NNE2.573.325.450
North Ward8 N1.875.225.10
South Townsville314 NW1
Stuart10 N-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton120.8 ESE0.1
Cairns166 SSE1.19020.240
Gordonvale140.9 SE1
Innisfail0 N0
Mareeba29.7 NNE0
Mossman36 NE0
Weipa125 SE0.822.5
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap150 SSE2.625.1

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/360 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
29 December 2025