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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 December 2025 10am.

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

Saturday 27 December 2025 10am

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
Beaudesert94 E2.3
Beerwah88 E0.3
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee7125.9
Boonah191 S1.5
Burpengary178 S1.5
Caboolture81 E0.5
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill164 SSE370.123.50
Church weather station, Redbank Plains71.225.1
Coomera153 SSE671.622.10
Cooroy88 E1
Deagon164 SSE2.872.2234150
Deception Bay161 SSE3.874.20
Eagleby39 NE2.4
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake330 NNW1
Gatton133 SE4.863.822.40
Hockey weather station, Raceview68.425.6
Josephville174 S3.869.221.60
Kilcoy194 SSW1.9
Kippa-Ring--
Lowood205 SSW1.2
Lytton153 SSE666.823.90
Maleny38 NE2.2
Moggill--
Mountain Creek219 SW1.622
Mutdapilly160 SSE3.865.822.70
Nambour144 SE0.890.720.82580
North Maclean143 SE1.666.622.90
Norwell--
Parkwood158 SSE4.165.422.40
Petrie53 NE1.7
Raceview132 SE2.966.823.10
Redbank weather station, Redbank69.325.3
Redlands116 ESE3.8
Ripley weather station, Ripley69.624.7
Riverview weather station, Riverview69.725.3
Rocklea133 SE1.46523.84400
South Brisbane133 SE423.2
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley73.324.9
Southport153 SSE46922.20
Springwood132 SE3.664.8220
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank72.125
Tamborine Mountain47 NE3.2
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron83 E1.1
Woolloongabba142 SE2.167.7240
Wynnum164 SSE470.222.50
Wynnum West157 SSE3.872.623.40
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville62 ENE1.828.6
Chinchilla142 SE0.9
Dalby308 NW2.7
Goondiwindi--
Highfields51 NE4
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth195 SSW2.4
Rangeville71 ENE173.220.6
Roma29 NNE4.127.1
Stanthorpe165 SSE1.9
Toowoomba100 E4.373.319.68480
Warwick301 WNW4.7
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg156 SSE3.471.127.2
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay167 SSE2.2
Kingaroy--
Maryborough177 S3.474.76100
Tin Can Bay144 SE1.9
Toogoom213 SSW0.8
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga127 SE1.77127.90
Auckland Point106 ESE4.869.327.90
Boat Creek125 SE367.428.27580
Boyne Island154 SSE369.2-7500
Clinton130 SE4.963.227.90
South Gladstone137 SE2.466.128.27260
Targinie105 ESE2.970.827.90
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater83 E4.567.926.70
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald65 ENE1.772.627.20
Gracemere264 W2.1
Longreach316 NW2.929.3
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)110 ESE376.126.60
Moranbah (Utah Dr)119 ESE2.128.2
Parkhurst139 SE0.569.228.4
West Rockhampton140 SE2.774.927.45600
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina104 ESE1.7
West Mackay173 S327.3
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr149 SSE1.428285
Charters Towers--
Ingham228 SW0.7
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard180 S1.979.1283370
Environment Park182 S0.773.130.54260
Kirwan154 SSE0.1
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward197 SSW0.480.128.40
South Townsville114 ESE0.3
Stuart300 WNW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton90.1 E1.2
Cairns30 NNE1.273.930.95760
Gordonvale135.9 SE0.5
Innisfail223.5 SW0.1
Mareeba238.4 WSW0.5
Mossman217 SW0.1
Weipa17 NNE2.931.1
Yarrabah345 NNW1.8
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap70 ENE2.425.2

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
27 December 2025