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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 8pm.

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

Saturday 27 December 2025 8pm

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
Beaudesert125 SE0.5
Beerwah172 S0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee67.322.4
Boonah193 SSW0.5
Burpengary321 NW0.9
Caboolture68 ENE0.3
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill155 SSE1.367.222.50
Church weather station, Redbank Plains65.622.3
Coomera172 S3.569.821.80
Cooroy90 E0.3
Deagon168 SSE1.568.822.610
Deception Bay146 SE2.568.70
Eagleby52 NE0.8
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake307 NW0.4
Gatton93 E3.268.522.30
Hockey weather station, Raceview61.323.4
Josephville150 SSE174.720.40
Kilcoy236 SW0.1
Kippa-Ring--
Lowood--
Lytton143 SE5.268.422.90
Maleny32 NNE1.4
Moggill85 E0.5
Mountain Creek166 SSE0.422.1
Mutdapilly105 ESE2.171.521.40
Nambour229 SW0.888.921.210
North Maclean76 ENE168.321.40
Norwell--
Parkwood162 SSE2.364.721.70
Petrie56 NE0.9
Raceview93 E1.967.622.40
Redbank weather station, Redbank64.422.7
Redlands119 ESE1.6
Ripley weather station, Ripley6423.2
Riverview weather station, Riverview6522.7
Rocklea103 ESE163.822.600
South Brisbane125 SE1.922.3
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley66.222.4
Southport170 S2.866.421.70
Springwood130 SE1.663.121.10
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank66.422.6
Tamborine Mountain33 NNE1.7
Tewantin133 SE0.4
Upper Kedron32 NNE0.7
Woolloongabba123 ESE1.466.622.70
Wynnum155 SSE2.468.621.80
Wynnum West156 SSE1.673.5220
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville208 SSW0.730.9
Chinchilla185 S0.4
Dalby323 NW2.2
Goondiwindi--
Highfields46 NE1.9
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth161 SSE1.9
Rangeville51 NE0.98118.5
Roma51 NE2.329.8
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba93 E3.479.818.600
Warwick293 WNW2.7
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg146 SE2.779.324.7
Gayndah96 E0.3
Hervey Bay158 SSE1.3
Kingaroy--
Maryborough145 SE2.386.810
Tin Can Bay132 SE0.5
Toogoom213 SSW0.5
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga91 E3.875.726.40
Auckland Point102 ESE6.773.326.70
Boat Creek103 ESE3.17326.900
Boyne Island128 SE3.173-00
Clinton104 ESE6.468.726.80
South Gladstone115 ESE2.870.626.710
Targinie108 ESE2.876.626.70
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater59 ENE2.56027.90
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald50 NE1.251.229.40
Gracemere300 WNW0.4
Longreach10 N4.329.1
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)26 NNE1.371.127.70.1
Moranbah (Utah Dr)29 NNE0.626.9
Parkhurst73 ENE1.672.326.7
West Rockhampton137 SE1.273.626.900
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina159 SSE0.3
West Mackay101 E328.1
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr130 SE323.80
Charters Towers--
Ingham110 ESE1.4
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard157 SSE3.590.525.600.4
Environment Park141 SE2.194.32500.2
Kirwan106 ESE0.2
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward135 SE4.292.825.30.2
South Townsville70 ENE1.2
Stuart193 SSW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton87.7 E0.3
Cairns44 NE0.788.427.700
Gordonvale112.7 ESE0.4
Innisfail236.5 WSW0.1
Mareeba258.1 WSW1.1
Mossman186 S0
Weipa46 NE1.326.6
Yarrabah218 SW1.3
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap96 E1.724.3

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
28 December 2025