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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 12pm.

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

Tuesday 23 December 2025 12pm

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
Beaudesert278 W0.4
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee81.528
Boonah147 SSE0.7
Burpengary180 S0.8
Caboolture74 ENE0.3
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill175 S1.387.5260
Church weather station, Redbank Plains81.628.1
Coomera40 NE0.38924.70
Cooroy191 S0.5
Deagon183 S1.179.526.84440
Deception Bay180 S2.678.40.1
Eagleby--
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake208 SSW0
Gatton235 SW1.374.726.20.1
Hockey weather station, Raceview74.828.2
Josephville350 N0.195.423.50
Kilcoy190 S1.3
Kippa-Ring246 WSW0.7
Lowood159 SSE0.7
Lytton194 SSW2.580.926.10.6
Maleny126 SE1.3
Moggill176 S0.1
Mountain Creek31 NNE0.932.5
Mutdapilly3 N1.28724.90
Nambour288 WNW2.36032.67320
North Maclean61 ENE0.69024.50
Norwell179 S0
Parkwood348 NNW1.28624.40.1
Petrie80 E0.5
Raceview360 N0.475.827.20
Redbank weather station, Redbank81.428.2
Redlands130 SE0.9
Ripley weather station, Ripley77.328.7
Riverview weather station, Riverview82.627.4
Rocklea158 SSE0.686.425.73450
South Brisbane197 SSW1.125.9
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley80.127.9
Southport356 N0.494.2240.3
Springwood127 SE0.685.123.90
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank78.529.1
Tamborine Mountain184 S0
Tewantin178 S0.6
Upper Kedron171 S0.5
Woolloongabba193 SSW0.685.826.10
Wynnum191 S1.690.625.20.4
Wynnum West183 S2.291.6260.4
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville340 NNW0.327
Chinchilla201 SSW0.5
Dalby124 SE0.2
Goondiwindi158 SSE1
Highfields211 SSW1.6
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey192 SSW0
Pittsworth58 ENE0.9
Rangeville264 W0.989.921.8
Roma94 E1.728.4
Stanthorpe188 S0.8
Toowoomba279 W0.887.922.52210
Warwick100 E1.5
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg355 N2.97631
Gayndah255 WSW0.7
Hervey Bay328 NNW1.1
Kingaroy254 WSW1.8
Maryborough32 NNE2.569.18700
Tin Can Bay233 SW0.3
Toogoom--
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga341 NNW2.758.532.40
Auckland Point42 NE1.973.730.20
Boat Creek5 N2.657.633.310530
Boyne Island11 N3.871.5-11280
Clinton30 NNE5.76131.40
South Gladstone34 NE4.269.130.610850
Targinie327 NNW1.356.633.70
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater355 N1.34033.40
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald349 N1.342.634.60
Gracemere204 SSW1.2
Longreach192 SSW2.228
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)334 NNW244.933.20
Moranbah (Utah Dr)306 NW1.734.1
Parkhurst18 NNE0.948.335.4
West Rockhampton332 NNW1.946.734.710600
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina224 SW1.5
West Mackay23 NNE4.831.7
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr52 NE2.132.3937
Charters Towers--
Ingham134 SE1
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard41 NE2.475.229.68310
Environment Park33 NNE0.650.236.78720
Kirwan206 SSW0.3
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward44 NE1.576.8300
South Townsville265 W1
Stuart133 SE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton226.4 SW0.9
Cairns74 ENE0.773.430.75470
Gordonvale145.6 SE0.7
Innisfail58.9 ENE1.1
Mareeba106.2 ESE1.3
Mossman210 SSW0.1
Weipa310 NW2.229
Yarrabah213 SSW0.7
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap53 NE1.428.2

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