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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 1 October 2025 11pm.

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

Wednesday 1 October 2025 11pm

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
Beaudesert174 S0.2
Beerwah246 WSW0.1
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee82.221.6
Boonah211 SSW0.4
Burpengary150 SSE0.2
Caboolture220 SW0
Caloundra226 SW0.7
Cannon Hill14 NNE1.480.722.80
Church weather station, Redbank Plains82.321.2
Coomera308 NW0.390220
Cooroy186 S0
Deagon6 N1.187.622.710
Deception Bay324 NW185.50
Eagleby11 N0.1
Eatons Hill177 S0
Forest Lake68 ENE0.1
Gatton265 W4.357.322.70
Hockey weather station, Raceview76.122.1
Josephville172 S0.99420.80
Kilcoy155 SSE0.4
Kippa-Ring115 ESE0.8
Lowood30 NNE0.1
Lytton355 N6.485.123.20
Maleny162 SSE1.9
Moggill57 ENE0
Mountain Creek319 NW1.522.8
Mutdapilly191 S1.782.521.90
Nambour113 ESE0.589.722.800
North Maclean224 SW0.396.720.50
Norwell0 N0
Parkwood328 NNW0.685.322.80
Petrie235 SW0.2
Raceview170 S1.389.922.30
Redbank weather station, Redbank82.522.1
Redlands9 N2.8
Ripley weather station, Ripley78.721.8
Riverview weather station, Riverview81.622.2
Rocklea359 N1.681.523.410
South Brisbane19 NNE0.723.2
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley8319.7
Southport325 NW0.892.122.30
Springwood5 N1.185.721.90
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank81.521.9
Tamborine Mountain327 NNW1.4
Tewantin268 W0.5
Upper Kedron32 NNE0.2
Woolloongabba8 N1.379.323.30
Wynnum356 N3.490.622.40
Wynnum West357 N3.39622.70
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville209 SSW0.117.3
Chinchilla53 NE0
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles55 NE0
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth134 SE0.2
Rangeville232 SW1.544.320.8
Roma242 WSW0.920
Stanthorpe109 ESE0.1
Toowoomba222 SW2.146.720.600
Warwick135 SE0.2
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg329 NNW1.19722.6
Gayndah30 NNE0.1
Hervey Bay307 NW0.7
Kingaroy53 NE0.6
Maryborough325 NW0.895.600
Tin Can Bay190 S0
Toogoom169 S0.2
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga206 SSW0.591.620.20
Auckland Point9 N0.988.822.80
Boat Creek339 NNW0.488.722.410
Boyne Island12 NNE1.590.6-10
Clinton358 N2.382.8230
South Gladstone2 N1.48423.210
Targinie288 WNW0.891.622.50
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela125 SE0
Blackwater173 S0.653.524.30
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald48 NE0.638.526.90
Gracemere6 N0
Longreach219 SW1.521.6
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)266 W1.549.424.40
Moranbah (Utah Dr)309 NW1.424.7
Parkhurst349 N0.382.323
West Rockhampton23 NNE0.278.323.610
Yeppoon188 S0.6
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina0 N0
West Mackay277 W0.821.8
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr36 NE0.423.50
Charters Towers96 E0.1
Ingham173 S0.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard328 NNW180.525.400
Environment Park333 NNW0.383.624.900
Kirwan74 ENE0.1
Lennon Drive334 NNW1.683.325.300
North Ward346 NNW2.182.325.10
South Townsville250 WSW0.7
Stuart35 NE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton0 N0
Cairns269 W0.384.32310
Gordonvale27.3 NNE0
Innisfail270.6 W0.2
Mareeba72.9 ENE0.1
Mossman144 SE0.1
Weipa128 SE0.625.5
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap150 SSE1.80

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

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Last updated
12 January 2026