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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 Saturday 27 September 2025 7am.

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

Saturday 27 September 2025 7am

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
Beaudesert106 ESE0.1
Beerwah182 S0.1
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee84.311.7
Boonah220 SW0.5
Burpengary180 S0
Caboolture211 SSW0
Caloundra203 SSW0.7
Cannon Hill323 NW0.477.316.40
Church weather station, Redbank Plains85.912
Coomera318 NW1.179.517.40
Cooroy199 SSW0
Deagon256 WSW0.288.5151240
Deception Bay250 WSW0.579.10
Eagleby234 SW0.3
Eatons Hill174 S0
Forest Lake115 ESE0
Gatton271 W2.184.610.90
Hockey weather station, Raceview77.412.6
Josephville169 S1.299.312.50
Kilcoy101 E0.1
Kippa-Ring94 E0.5
Lowood4 N0
Lytton298 WNW2.578.817.60
Maleny180 S1.4
Moggill0 N0
Mountain Creek314 NW1.917.8
Mutdapilly191 S0.575.6130
Nambour114 ESE0.286.215.81200
North Maclean209 SSW0.799.812.10
Norwell0 N0
Parkwood339 NNW0.876.317.20
Petrie215 SW0.4
Raceview198 SSW0.680.613.9-
Redbank weather station, Redbank84.312.3
Redlands282 WNW0.9
Ripley weather station, Ripley83.611.1
Riverview weather station, Riverview81.512.5
Rocklea238 WSW0.47716.61470
South Brisbane67 ENE0.317.9
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley86.910.2
Southport317 NW1.876.817.30
Springwood12 NNE0.682.9150
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank85.913
Tamborine Mountain273 W1.1
Tewantin206 SSW0.1
Upper Kedron0 N0
Woolloongabba77 ENE0.268.218.10
Wynnum298 WNW1.777.716.40
Wynnum West327 NNW1.685.516.40
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville43 NE1.413.9
Chinchilla265 W0.6
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles18 NNE0.6
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth70 ENE0.3
Rangeville69 ENE0.289.512.4
Roma16 NNE4.816.3
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba40 NE1.179.313.51550
Warwick121 ESE0.1
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg170 S0.985.816
Gayndah107 ESE0
Hervey Bay83 E0.6
Kingaroy44 NE0.1
Maryborough217 SW1.191.91390
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom9 N0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga274 W0.297.711.20
Auckland Point243 WSW1.279.516.60
Boat Creek274 W29014.71510
Boyne Island182 S1.579.8-1450
Clinton206 SSW2.284.615.30
South Gladstone208 SSW0.673.5181200
Targinie290 WNW0.192.215.20
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela143 SE0.5
Blackwater81 E380.315.70
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere23 NNE0
Longreach33 NNE217.9
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)94 E0.785.713.20
Moranbah (Utah Dr)154 SSE113.4
Parkhurst35 NE0.389.411.7
West Rockhampton307 NW0.294.313.91190
Yeppoon42 NE0.1
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina177 S1.3
West Mackay183 S1.421
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr161 SSE0.919.246
Charters Towers141 SE0.1
Ingham250 WSW0.5
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard192 SSW1.868.320.2350
Environment Park187 S0.670.420.4650
Kirwan212 SSW0.5
Lennon Drive181 S0.768.620.7540
North Ward150 SSE1.861.1210
South Townsville46 NE0.1
Stuart63 ENE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton84.2 E0.1
Cairns177 S185.317.9630
Gordonvale151.7 SSE1.4
Innisfail333.3 NNW0.3
Mareeba72.1 ENE0
Mossman137 SE0
Weipa132 SE120.7
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap152 SSE0.815.6

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

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Last updated
29 December 2025