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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 Tuesday 23 December 2025 11am.

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

Tuesday 23 December 2025 11am

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
Beaudesert96 E0.5
Beerwah194 SSW0.5
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee82.425.9
Boonah129 SE0.5
Burpengary82 E1.6
Caboolture103 ESE0.4
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill227 SW2.685.826.51.9
Church weather station, Redbank Plains82.625.7
Coomera228 SW2.788.124.70.1
Cooroy190 S0.7
Deagon229 SW1.372.928.32420.1
Deception Bay219 SW365.60.4
Eagleby126 SE1.2
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake221 SW0.1
Gatton247 WSW2.178.825.20.1
Hockey weather station, Raceview76.626
Josephville131 SE198.722.90.2
Kilcoy227 SW1.7
Kippa-Ring227 SW1
Lowood184 S0.7
Lytton232 SW4.370.328.10
Maleny146 SE2.3
Moggill--
Mountain Creek286 WNW2.133.3
Mutdapilly135 SE0.991.923.90
Nambour292 WNW2.563.731.66140
North Maclean164 SSE1.293.923.70.4
Norwell178 S0.5
Parkwood226 SW1.985.624.40.9
Petrie188 S0.8
Raceview143 SE0.887.7250
Redbank weather station, Redbank80.925.9
Redlands171 S1.8
Ripley weather station, Ripley79.726.5
Riverview weather station, Riverview82.425.5
Rocklea195 SSW1.791.424.81923.4
South Brisbane218 SW325.1
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley82.525.8
Southport212 SSW190.224.94.3
Springwood175 S183.624.42.6
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank8126.3
Tamborine Mountain162 SSE0.2
Tewantin228 SW0.5
Upper Kedron124 SE1.1
Woolloongabba200 SSW1.886.725.66.6
Wynnum226 SW377.327.60
Wynnum West210 SSW3.782.327.70.2
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville0 N0.826.8
Chinchilla153 SSE0.3
Dalby152 SSE0.1
Goondiwindi203 SSW0.9
Highfields159 SSE2.3
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth125 SE0.5
Rangeville265 W19121.1
Roma107 ESE1.628
Stanthorpe152 SSE0.6
Toowoomba264 W0.788.7221660.2
Warwick153 SSE1
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg342 NNW2.683.829.5
Gayndah258 WSW0.9
Hervey Bay320 NW1.2
Kingaroy262 W3.2
Maryborough297 WNW2.160.36480
Tin Can Bay257 WSW0.3
Toogoom--
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga308 NW260.831.90
Auckland Point45 NE1.369.930.70
Boat Creek352 N1.958.932.57910
Boyne Island21 NNE3.472.9-10910
Clinton357 N4.457.831.70
South Gladstone42 NE3.16631.110130
Targinie300 WNW1.76132.10
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater348 NNW0.946.532.10
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald338 NNW0.746.633.40
Gracemere192 SSW1.6
Longreach188 S2.126.3
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)348 NNW2.852.731.40
Moranbah (Utah Dr)319 NW2.832.7
Parkhurst17 NNE1.254.833.9
West Rockhampton312 NW254.4338010
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina218 SW1.5
West Mackay24 NNE5.531.3
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr68 ENE2.331.7952
Charters Towers--
Ingham228 SW0.8
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard52 NE3.276.829.38050
Environment Park38 NE0.952.336.19690
Kirwan184 S0.4
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward46 NE1.576.9300
South Townsville329 NNW1.5
Stuart121 ESE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton228.3 SW1.1
Cairns127 SE174.430.15840
Gordonvale243.3 WSW0.7
Innisfail147.7 SSE0.6
Mareeba60.7 ENE1.5
Mossman123 ESE0.2
Weipa312 NW0.630.9
Yarrabah188 S0.3
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap60 ENE2.528.7

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

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Last updated
23 December 2025