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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 Sunday 28 December 2025 12pm.

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

Sunday 28 December 2025 12pm

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
Beaudesert101 E2.1
Beerwah149 SSE0.2
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee58.129.5
Boonah148 SSE1.3
Burpengary260 W0.6
Caboolture75 ENE0.5
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill78 ENE0.456.125.30
Church weather station, Redbank Plains60.128.2
Coomera143 SE3.258.824.40
Cooroy75 ENE0.9
Deagon151 SSE0.958.724.73370
Deception Bay110 ESE1.758.10
Eagleby153 SSE0.9
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake291 WNW0.5
Gatton29 NNE160.723.50
Hockey weather station, Raceview57.129.1
Josephville151 SSE2.35823.20
Kilcoy117 ESE0.4
Kippa-Ring--
Lowood192 SSW0.7
Lytton123 ESE4.155.224.50
Maleny21 NNE1.7
Moggill152 SSE0.4
Mountain Creek136 SE1.226.1
Mutdapilly193 SSW1.154.424.90
Nambour119 ESE1.872.823.83630
North Maclean199 SSW2.153.224.90
Norwell--
Parkwood142 SE2.753.924.60
Petrie69 ENE0.8
Raceview342 NNW0.555.626.10
Redbank weather station, Redbank56.429.9
Redlands88 E1.9
Ripley weather station, Ripley59.828.3
Riverview weather station, Riverview57.628.7
Rocklea273 W0.752.2265490
South Brisbane225 SW1.125.2
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley60.828.1
Southport137 SE256.123.90
Springwood112 ESE151.124.20
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank59.728.8
Tamborine Mountain199 SSW0.3
Tewantin91 E0.9
Upper Kedron246 WSW0.5
Woolloongabba200 SSW0.456.425.90
Wynnum105 ESE455.924.10
Wynnum West109 ESE462.323.90
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville62 ENE0.733.8
Chinchilla193 SSW0.5
Dalby220 SW0.1
Goondiwindi201 SSW0.8
Highfields96 E1.2
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth141 SE0.8
Rangeville52 NE0.668.822
Roma343 NNW0.832.6
Stanthorpe116 ESE0.7
Toowoomba88 E2.268.921.110710
Warwick261 W1
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg117 ESE2.358.228.9
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay136 SE2.1
Kingaroy165 SSE1.1
Maryborough122 ESE2.770.33590
Tin Can Bay137 SE1.5
Toogoom217 SW0.5
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga87 E3.963.828.60
Auckland Point78 ENE568.127.40
Boat Creek76 ENE468.627.810710
Boyne Island62 ENE3.268.6-11360
Clinton61 ENE4.762.727.70
South Gladstone66 ENE2.363.328.610440
Targinie84 E2.868.328.50
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater45 NE2.35130.20
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald59 ENE1.445.631.90
Gracemere316 NW1.9
Longreach41 NE3.432.7
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)52 NE2.764.726.90
Moranbah (Utah Dr)46 NE1.628.9
Parkhurst58 ENE2.457.130.6
West Rockhampton103 ESE2.155.930.411300
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina108 ESE0.7
West Mackay164 SSE1.427.3
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr155 SSE1.126.3305
Charters Towers--
Ingham97 E1.2
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard126 SE3.476.226.96700
Environment Park110 ESE2.67128.77430.2
Kirwan126 SE0.4
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward122 ESE3.376.827.30
South Townsville80 E1
Stuart187 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton245.7 WSW1
Cairns116 ESE2.473.431.110060
Gordonvale139 SE1
Innisfail89 E1.6
Mareeba91 E1.2
Mossman330 NNW1.2
Weipa332 NNW3.530.9
Yarrabah155 SSE0.6
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap99 E3.325.3

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