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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 5am.

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

Saturday 27 December 2025 5am

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
Beaudesert84 E1.7
Beerwah121 ESE0.2
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee77.319.4
Boonah220 SW1.5
Burpengary67 ENE1.6
Caboolture114 ESE0.2
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill228 SW2.17620.10
Church weather station, Redbank Plains78.118.4
Coomera168 SSE4.480.220.10
Cooroy96 E1.2
Deagon206 SSW0.973.720.710
Deception Bay195 SSW3.570.10
Eagleby77 ENE1.9
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake182 S0
Gatton108 ESE275.719.10
Hockey weather station, Raceview76.118.3
Josephville175 S3.880.317.70
Kilcoy183 S0.8
Kippa-Ring253 WSW1.8
Lowood266 W0.5
Lytton197 SSW3.471.521.10
Maleny33 NNE2.3
Moggill125 SE0.2
Mountain Creek219 SW2.120.8
Mutdapilly175 S280.1180
Nambour180 S0.788.420.310
North Maclean197 SSW2.279.518.20
Norwell--
Parkwood157 SSE3.175.320.10
Petrie89 E0.5
Raceview223 SW178.319.10
Redbank weather station, Redbank76.119
Redlands152 SSE2.9
Ripley weather station, Ripley77.218.9
Riverview weather station, Riverview75.619.2
Rocklea205 SSW1.975.119.320
South Brisbane214 SW2.319.5
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley82.517.6
Southport164 SSE3.783.119.60
Springwood209 SSW0.372.918.70
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank78.918.6
Tamborine Mountain41 NE3
Tewantin132 SE1.2
Upper Kedron119 ESE0.8
Woolloongabba231 SW1.175.720.20
Wynnum193 SSW2.675.520.20
Wynnum West203 SSW3.279.420.40
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville232 SW0.218.3
Chinchilla130 SE0.7
Dalby238 WSW0.5
Goondiwindi--
Highfields29 NNE3
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey--
Pittsworth218 SW2.1
Rangeville61 ENE0.79115
Roma66 ENE0.918.7
Stanthorpe151 SSE1.4
Toowoomba95 E3.989.815.320
Warwick287 WNW4.4
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg161 SSE294.622.9
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay164 SSE1.1
Kingaroy122 ESE2
Maryborough170 S2.588.500
Tin Can Bay137 SE0.8
Toogoom231 SW0.4
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga168 SSE0.79023.70
Auckland Point155 SSE28524.20
Boat Creek167 SSE28324.810
Boyne Island180 S286.1-00
Clinton163 SSE1.98024.30
South Gladstone166 SSE1.982.624.210
Targinie133 SE18824.50
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater94 E2.582.824.40
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald110 ESE0.58824.30
Gracemere70 ENE1.2
Longreach336 NNW127.2
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)152 SSE0.287.424.40
Moranbah (Utah Dr)175 S0.924.1
Parkhurst205 SSW0.983.524.8
West Rockhampton143 SE2.387.824.800
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina164 SSE0.1
West Mackay246 WSW0.823.6
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr35 NE025.91
Charters Towers--
Ingham121 ESE0.2
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard156 SSE1.291.325.700
Environment Park140 SE0.496.72500
Kirwan174 S0
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward171 S196.525.20
South Townsville143 SE0
Stuart190 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton254.7 WSW0.2
Cairns40 NE0.292.225.800
Gordonvale247.1 WSW0.9
Innisfail107 ESE0.4
Mareeba133.9 SE0.1
Mossman190 S0
Weipa78 ENE0.725.9
Yarrabah263 W0.3
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap51 NE1.723.4

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