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 Wednesday 24 September 2025 7pm.

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

Wednesday 24 September 2025 7pm

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 SE0.4
Beerwah156 SSE0.1
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee--
Boonah84 E1.1
Burpengary198 SSW0.2
Caboolture221 SW0
Caloundra184 S0
Cannon Hill67 ENE1.65419.30
Church weather station, Redbank Plains43.820.2
Coomera301 WNW0.362.617.90
Cooroy180 S0
Deagon28 NNE0.558.719.620
Deception Bay17 NNE258.90
Eagleby37 NE0.2
Eatons Hill167 SSE0.1
Forest Lake77 ENE0.1
Gatton233 SW3.226.421.90
Hockey weather station, Raceview42.421.1
Josephville359 N1.354.217.60
Kilcoy62 ENE1
Kippa-Ring167 SSE0.1
Lowood129 SE0.2
Lytton59 ENE1.660.919.40
Maleny226 SW0.3
Moggill243 WSW0.2
Mountain Creek27 NNE0.818.9
Mutdapilly72 ENE3.141.119.70
Nambour236 SW0.765.917.110
North Maclean55 NE1.158.517.90
Norwell0 N0
Parkwood172 S0.356.319.30
Petrie127 SE0.1
Raceview69 ENE1.6-20.20
Redbank weather station, Redbank45.819.9
Redlands58 ENE0.9
Ripley weather station, Ripley40.221.7
Riverview weather station, Riverview44.820.4
Rocklea50 NE1.957.42000
South Brisbane37 NE1.419.9
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley44.520.9
Southport320 NW0.261.618.20
Springwood79 E0.460.117.20
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank42.620.8
Tamborine Mountain85 E0.5
Tewantin199 SSW0.1
Upper Kedron159 SSE0.5
Woolloongabba41 NE1.752.719.90
Wynnum64 ENE2.360.818.50
Wynnum West58 ENE2.665.219.10
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville191 S0.320.5
Chinchilla160 SSE0.1
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles230 SW0.2
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth207 SSW1.5
Rangeville237 WSW0.937.617.1
Roma179 S1.620.6
Stanthorpe140 SE0.8
Toowoomba228 SW0.938.717.510
Warwick269 W0.8
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg58 ENE1.470.120.6
Gayndah48 NE0
Hervey Bay164 SSE0.6
Kingaroy95 E0.1
Maryborough62 ENE1.16600
Tin Can Bay5 N0
Toogoom33 NNE0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga78 ENE1.363.220.10
Auckland Point75 ENE2.16321.10
Boat Creek26 NNE0.565.720.410
Boyne Island36 NE1.357.9-10
Clinton51 NE2.160.521.20
South Gladstone49 NE0.962.821.110
Targinie219 SW0.465.219.90
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela135 SE0.1
Blackwater101 E2.631.223.30
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere169 S0.8
Longreach167 SSE2.925
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)100 E0.72523.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)134 SE0.621.6
Parkhurst51 NE257.420.8
West Rockhampton153 SSE0.147.721.800
Yeppoon245 WSW1.1
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina27 NNE0
West Mackay101 E2.422.4
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr80 E2.823.51
Charters Towers90 E0.3
Ingham--
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard77 ENE3.867.824.450
Environment Park93 E2.668.524.220
Kirwan90 E0.8
Lennon Drive94 E3.568.324.220
North Ward94 E2.966.424.20
South Townsville148 SSE0.2
Stuart96 E-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton133.5 SE0.6
Cairns170 S2.974.923.830
Gordonvale92.4 E0.2
Innisfail179.1 S0.8
Mareeba130.5 SE0.5
Mossman188 S0.2
Weipa108 ESE3.530
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap150 SSE2.327.8

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
1 January 2026