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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 Wednesday 31 December 2025 7pm.

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

Wednesday 31 December 2025 7pm

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
Beaudesert264 W1.2
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee64.126.8
Boonah220 SW1.7
Burpengary176 S0.8
Caboolture214 SW0.4
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill21 NNE2.574.426.10.1
Church weather station, Redbank Plains62.427.1
Coomera33 NNE0.873.225.60
Cooroy242 WSW1.2
Deagon11 N1.672.72680
Deception Bay353 N3.270.90
Eagleby276 W0.6
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake180 S0
Gatton62 ENE1.890.121.41.4
Hockey weather station, Raceview59.327.7
Josephville138 SE0.375.221.61.6
Kilcoy157 SSE0.5
Kippa-Ring--
Lowood250 WSW1.4
Lytton4 N7.174.225.80
Maleny142 SE0.8
Moggill231 SW1.1
Mountain Creek38 NE225.9
Mutdapilly15 NNE1.682.423.36.3
Nambour35 NE1.277.825.960
North Maclean55 NE1.672.525.82.9
Norwell--
Parkwood45 NE1.265.526.10
Petrie197 SSW0.7
Raceview16 NNE1.375.325.21.3
Redbank weather station, Redbank63.427.1
Redlands331 NNW2
Ripley weather station, Ripley61.126.8
Riverview weather station, Riverview6227.1
Rocklea13 NNE2.569.626.540
South Brisbane24 NNE1.626.1
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley64.727.2
Southport30 NNE0.371.825.40
Springwood28 NNE0.770.724.90.1
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank63.826.9
Tamborine Mountain140 SE0.6
Tewantin317 NW1.2
Upper Kedron243 WSW0.8
Woolloongabba12 NNE1.973.826.40.1
Wynnum15 NNE3.572.825.20
Wynnum West356 N3.778.625.90
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville201 SSW0.625.9
Chinchilla176 S0.3
Dalby261 W0
Goondiwindi--
Highfields289 WNW0.7
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey166 SSE0
Pittsworth65 ENE1
Rangeville278 W0.269.521.8
Roma174 S2.721.1
Stanthorpe163 SSE1.3
Toowoomba327 NNW1.477.320.890
Warwick237 WSW1.8
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg346 NNW3.47326.6
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay285 WNW1
Kingaroy191 S1.7
Maryborough7 N2.874.1160
Tin Can Bay103 ESE1.2
Toogoom282 WNW0.4
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga3 N266.527.10
Auckland Point3 N1.769.126.70
Boat Creek359 N1.265.427.2190
Boyne Island357 N1.968.7-220
Clinton347 NNW3.362.327.20
South Gladstone3 N2.364.527.2230
Targinie344 NNW0.46627.40
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater26 NNE4.231.929.80
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald35 NE1.934.231.30
Gracemere262 W2.3
Longreach62 ENE1.431.4
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)62 ENE241.427.80
Moranbah (Utah Dr)65 ENE127.1
Parkhurst51 NE1.862.627.4
West Rockhampton30 NNE2.85828.5230
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina308 NW0.1
West Mackay81 E1.827.4
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr63 ENE2.324.410
Charters Towers--
Ingham92 E0.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard92 E4.693.524.6162.8
Environment Park103 ESE2.997.224.4151.8
Kirwan118 ESE0.7
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward110 ESE2.997.524.51.2
South Townsville--
Stuart181 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton125.8 SE1.1
Cairns333 NNW289.825.240
Gordonvale91.1 E0.6
Innisfail291.6 WNW1
Mareeba143.2 SE0.9
Mossman169 S0
Weipa337 NNW1.329.5
Yarrabah343 NNW1.9
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap133 SE1.925.6

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
1 January 2026