Skip links and keyboard navigation

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 Sunday 28 September 2025 7am.

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

Sunday 28 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
Beaudesert247 WSW0.4
Beerwah143 SE0.1
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee86.912.3
Boonah124 SE0.1
Burpengary156 SSE0
Caboolture180 S0
Caloundra163 SSE0.2
Cannon Hill262 W0.380.516.30
Church weather station, Redbank Plains86.412.5
Coomera334 NNW0.979.1180
Cooroy172 S0
Deagon260 W0.388.715.11620
Deception Bay233 SW0.780.30
Eagleby230 SW0.5
Eatons Hill165 SSE0.1
Forest Lake72 ENE0
Gatton265 W197.313.20
Hockey weather station, Raceview80.112.8
Josephville160 SSE0.710013.60
Kilcoy28 NNE0
Kippa-Ring227 SW0.2
Lowood34 NE0.1
Lytton259 W1.781.116.90
Maleny159 SSE1.6
Moggill269 W0.3
Mountain Creek175 S0.115.7
Mutdapilly93 E0.388.813.50
Nambour100 E0.288.415.71140
North Maclean250 WSW0.510012.50
Norwell151 SSE0
Parkwood309 NW1.273.818.20
Petrie210 SSW0.4
Raceview308 NW0.590.413.90
Redbank weather station, Redbank85.913.2
Redlands263 W0.9
Ripley weather station, Ripley84.711.6
Riverview weather station, Riverview86.613.7
Rocklea249 WSW0.584.6161800
South Brisbane217 SW0.916.9
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley87.510.8
Southport318 NW1.577.1180
Springwood278 W0.183.815.90
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank86.313.2
Tamborine Mountain268 W1.5
Tewantin193 SSW0.1
Upper Kedron206 SSW0.2
Woolloongabba257 WSW0.679.216.90
Wynnum257 WSW1.582.116.30
Wynnum West242 WSW1.18916.10
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville211 SSW0.216.4
Chinchilla321 NW0.7
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles44 NE0.3
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth342 NNW2.3
Rangeville323 NW0.489.712.8
Roma9 N3.516.5
Stanthorpe176 S0.2
Toowoomba354 N0.782.513.81110
Warwick253 WSW0.3
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg184 S1.684.318.1
Gayndah19 NNE0.1
Hervey Bay50 NE0.1
Kingaroy26 NNE0
Maryborough214 SW1.289.31250
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom172 S0.1
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga211 SSW0.29016.70
Auckland Point237 WSW18119.40
Boat Creek262 W1.879.318.6800
Boyne Island190 S1.580-770
Clinton198 SSW2.178.318.50
South Gladstone211 SSW0.77720.3710
Targinie212 SSW0.385.119.40
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela154 SSE1.3
Blackwater94 E2.377.418.90
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere0 N0
Longreach70 ENE1.216.7
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)284 WNW0.392.115.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)147 SSE0.515.8
Parkhurst33 NNE0.182.318.3
West Rockhampton139 SE1.677.419.6740
Yeppoon0 N0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina131 SE0.5
West Mackay231 SW0.520
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr150 SSE0.921.637
Charters Towers30 NNE0
Ingham241 WSW0.7
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard203 SSW2.188.122.5130
Environment Park216 SW0.388.622.7230
Kirwan220 SW0.6
Lennon Drive179 S0.689.622.6200
North Ward164 SSE1.586.522.90
South Townsville96 E0
Stuart181 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton29 NNE0
Cairns176 S0.88922.1380
Gordonvale180 S0.6
Innisfail220 SW0.1
Mareeba50.3 NE0.1
Mossman202 SSW0.1
Weipa130 SE1.323.4
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap150 SSE0.517.2

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

Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
31 December 2025