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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 Thursday 25 December 2025 7pm.

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

Thursday 25 December 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
Beaudesert239 WSW1.7
Beerwah296 WNW0.2
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee63.227.5
Boonah108 ESE2.3
Burpengary252 WSW1.1
Caboolture114 ESE0.5
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill108 ESE1.883.825.30
Church weather station, Redbank Plains61.327.6
Coomera144 SE5.178.325.70
Cooroy237 WSW0.4
Deagon145 SE187.324.7200
Deception Bay145 SE1.369.20
Eagleby16 NNE2.3
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake--
Gatton105 ESE8.267.127.20.1
Hockey weather station, Raceview56.629.2
Josephville55 NE2.672.725.70
Kilcoy197 SSW0.2
Kippa-Ring238 WSW1.2
Lowood188 S2.5
Lytton121 ESE4.578.925.60
Maleny171 S0.6
Moggill276 W0.9
Mountain Creek299 WNW123.1
Mutdapilly95 E3.36826.40
Nambour240 WSW0.189.522.660
North Maclean71 ENE2.273.126.10
Norwell--
Parkwood155 SSE3.572.525.70
Petrie53 NE1.2
Raceview92 E3.669.426.70
Redbank weather station, Redbank61.228
Redlands79 E1.4
Ripley weather station, Ripley59.128.2
Riverview weather station, Riverview6127.7
Rocklea84 E1.873.526.2260
South Brisbane80 E1.825.4
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley60.329
Southport148 SSE3.878.525.50
Springwood105 ESE2.473.825.10
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank61.627.8
Tamborine Mountain23 NNE3.3
Tewantin254 WSW0.5
Upper Kedron319 NW1.4
Woolloongabba82 E281.425.50
Wynnum119 ESE3.384.724.80
Wynnum West125 SE3.788.624.90
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville203 SSW1.134.7
Chinchilla331 NNW2.1
Dalby--
Goondiwindi--
Highfields106 ESE1.5
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey--
Pittsworth329 NNW0.8
Rangeville117 ESE0.456.327.1
Roma143 SE2.134.5
Stanthorpe170 S1.9
Toowoomba110 ESE1.445.328.8370
Warwick267 W3.3
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg337 NNW1.694.124.2
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay292 WNW0.9
Kingaroy--
Maryborough8 N0.981.860
Tin Can Bay141 SE1.4
Toogoom282 WNW0.3
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga326 NW0.397.122.70.3
Auckland Point244 WSW0.79423.20
Boat Creek268 W0.494.72340.2
Boyne Island203 SSW0.393.3-40.2
Clinton212 SSW0.59023.10
South Gladstone239 WSW0.590.623.440
Targinie289 WNW0.597.823.10.6
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater94 E2.384.924.20.7
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald166 SSE1.97725.60
Gracemere111 ESE0.9
Longreach143 SE3.831
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)197 SSW1.391.824.97.2
Moranbah (Utah Dr)197 SSW2.125.5
Parkhurst213 SSW0.890.923.6
West Rockhampton143 SE2.296.523.5115.9
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina175 S0
West Mackay17 NNE328.7
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr16 NNE1.229.631
Charters Towers--
Ingham161 SSE0.2
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard24 NNE3.274.529.3400
Environment Park8 N0.37529.6290
Kirwan142 SE0.2
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward353 N2.275.229.30
South Townsville315 NW1
Stuart122 ESE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton139.6 SE0.9
Cairns357 N2.283.827.5250
Gordonvale73.5 ENE0.5
Innisfail286.1 WNW0.5
Mareeba320.3 NW0.9
Mossman170 S0.1
Weipa2 N1.129
Yarrabah250 WSW0.9
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap98 E0.924.3

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
26 December 2025