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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 Sunday 24 August 2025 11pm.

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

Sunday 24 August 2025 11pm

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
Beaudesert--
Beerwah7 N0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee75.913
Boonah206 SSW0.4
Burpengary--
Caboolture--
Caloundra0 N0
Cannon Hill9 N0.178.315.10
Church weather station, Redbank Plains76.212.4
Coomera231 SW1.78614.90
Cooroy51 NE0
Deagon267 W0.783.615.400
Deception Bay251 WSW1.382.10
Eagleby47 NE0
Eatons Hill202 SSW0
Forest Lake15 NNE0
Gatton280 W5.457.315.40
Hockey weather station, Raceview70.713.8
Josephville172 S1.893.412.20
Kilcoy43 NE0.1
Kippa-Ring276 W0.1
Lowood5 N0
Lytton220 SW0.581.216.40
Maleny--
Moggill97 E0.1
Mountain Creek228 SW0.714.8
Mutdapilly266 W2.276.415.60
Nambour202 SSW0.192.314.220
North Maclean203 SSW0.597.812.60
Norwell15 NNE0
Parkwood171 S1.375.816.30
Petrie163 SSE0
Raceview170 S0.6-14.5-
Redbank weather station, Redbank74.813.5
Redlands0 N0
Ripley weather station, Ripley71.112.6
Riverview weather station, Riverview74.114.1
Rocklea102 ESE0.281.515.810
South Brisbane225 SW0.717.1
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley7810.7
Southport188 S186.1150
Springwood96 E0.583.513.80
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank7413.6
Tamborine Mountain103 ESE0.7
Tewantin274 W0.2
Upper Kedron145 SE0
Woolloongabba257 WSW0.474.816.70
Wynnum-----
Wynnum West217 SW1.590.8150
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville164 SSE0.213.9
Chinchilla86 E0
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles0 N0
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth187 S0.6
Rangeville246 WSW1.659.712
Roma217 SW0.912.3
Stanthorpe0 N0
Toowoomba226 SW161.611.600
Warwick217 SW0.2
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg233 SW0.889.116.9
Gayndah126 SE0.1
Hervey Bay200 SSW0.3
Kingaroy73 ENE0
Maryborough242 WSW190.700
Tin Can Bay128 SE0.1
Toogoom0 N0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga195 SSW0.192.412.10
Auckland Point249 WSW1.481.217.60
Boat Creek305 NW1.18314.820
Boyne Island192 SSW0.387.3-10
Clinton194 SSW0.679.916.50
South Gladstone254 WSW0.882.316.710
Targinie235 SW0.279.913.70
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela170 S0.1
Blackwater209 SSW1.25715.40
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere0 N0
Longreach130 SE3.119.6
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)90 E0.356.218.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)177 S0.415.8
Parkhurst52 NE0.282.913.2
Yeppoon56 NE0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina187 S1.2
West Mackay241 WSW0.817.3
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr259 W0.620.21
Charters Towers66 ENE0.3
Ingham109 ESE0
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard160 SSE183.222.400
Environment Park233 SW0.287.821.300
Kirwan31 NNE0
Lennon Drive199 SSW0.288.621.600
North Ward141 SE1.284.122.30
South Townsville7 N0
Stuart0 N-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton149.1 SSE0.3
Cairns269 W1.675.420.200
Gordonvale137.1 SE0.3
Innisfail296.3 WNW0.6
Mareeba50.2 NE0
Mossman121 ESE0
Weipa110 ESE1.125
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap166 SSE0.919.6

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

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Last updated
13 January 2026