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 Tuesday 29 July 2025 5pm.

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

Tuesday 29 July 2025 5pm

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
Beaudesert127 SE0.5
Beerwah174 S0.1
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee53.118.2
Boonah242 WSW0.3
Burpengary93 E1
Caboolture195 SSW0.4
Caloundra4 N0
Cannon Hill43 NE1.338.718.80
Church weather station, Redbank Plains53.218.5
Coomera292 WNW0.843.418.10
Cooroy62 ENE0.4
Deagon24 NNE0.35917.9490
Deception Bay46 NE1.760.50
Eagleby135 SE0.1
Eatons Hill54 NE0.2
Forest Lake89 E0
Gatton21 NNE1.744.917.40
Hockey weather station, Raceview50.218.6
Josephville355 N0.440.317.30
Kilcoy146 SE0.2
Kippa-Ring154 SSE0.2
Lowood30 NNE0
Lytton19 NNE1.748.918.20
Maleny116 ESE0.5
Moggill246 WSW0.1
Mountain Creek61 ENE0.919.8
Mutdapilly336 NNW0.628.518.30
Nambour89 E1.446.120.41510
North Maclean48 NE0.45117.20
Norwell3 N0
Parkwood308 NW1.44518.10
Petrie106 ESE0.1
Raceview350 N0.536.818.50
Redbank weather station, Redbank49.219
Redlands66 ENE0.4
Ripley weather station, Ripley55.718.5
Riverview weather station, Riverview4718.8
Rocklea270 W0.936.819390
South Brisbane268 W0.619.6
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley57.218.1
Southport311 NW1.342.3180
Springwood33 NNE0.241.317.90
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank5218.5
Tamborine Mountain114 ESE0.3
Tewantin60 ENE0.5
Upper Kedron96 E0.1
Woolloongabba293 WNW0.43419.60
Wynnum61 ENE1.644.9170
Wynnum West45 NE1.748.217.80
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville18 NNE2.713.9
Chinchilla159 SSE0.3
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles187 S0.2
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth104 ESE0.1
Rangeville255 WSW0.854.912.7
Roma322 NW017.8
Stanthorpe182 S0.3
Toowoomba266 W0.65613170
Warwick325 NW1.3
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg6 N1.945.720.4
Gayndah118 ESE0
Hervey Bay82 E0.5
Kingaroy327 NNW0.9
Maryborough38 NE1.949.41330
Tin Can Bay40 NE0.2
Toogoom212 SSW0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga66 ENE3.752.720.50
Auckland Point53 NE1.454.620.10
Boat Creek35 NE1.750.920.81750
Boyne Island31 NNE2.556.5-1340
Clinton41 NE448.820.20
South Gladstone36 NE250.720.71700
Targinie65 ENE1.950.520.70
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela292 WNW1
Blackwater49 NE3.636.823.90
Bluff43 NE1.334.724.40
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere136 SE0.9
Longreach168 SSE2.919.8
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)16 NNE1.835.5280
Moranbah (Utah Dr)23 NNE0.929.9
Parkhurst53 NE2.647.621.1
Yeppoon211 SSW1.6
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina49 NE0.8
West Mackay79 E3.221.2
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr66 ENE2.723.5151
Charters Towers85 E1.4
Ingham76 ENE2.2
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard67 ENE3.781.723.5950
Environment Park85 E1.679.824.21000
Kirwan80 E0.6
Lennon Drive80 E3.578.524.7860
North Ward85 E1.481.623.70
South Townsville105 ESE0.4
Stuart61 ENE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton31.4 NNE1.2
Cairns349 N2.975.526.71320
Gordonvale--
Innisfail102.6 ESE0.5
Mareeba35.2 NE0.8
Mossman63 ENE0.3
Weipa81 E2.632.6
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap285 WNW3.528.1

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/354 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
13 January 2026