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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 Sunday 3 August 2025 8am.

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

Sunday 3 August 2025 8am

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
Beaudesert227 SW0.3
Beerwah158 SSE0.5
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee84.97.9
Boonah218 SW0.5
Burpengary--
Caboolture307 NW0.2
Caloundra258 WSW1.2
Cannon Hill244 WSW3.479.19.20
Church weather station, Redbank Plains857
Coomera274 W0.886.99.10
Cooroy198 SSW0.5
Deagon253 WSW0.884.29.82120
Deception Bay236 SW1.6810
Eagleby278 W1.1
Eatons Hill223 SW0.4
Forest Lake--
Gatton261 W6.783.68.60
Hockey weather station, Raceview80.38
Josephville172 S1.775.78.90
Kilcoy239 WSW0.7
Kippa-Ring190 S0.6
Lowood201 SSW0.3
Lytton-----
Maleny186 S0.7
Moggill270 W0.8
Mountain Creek238 WSW1.810.3
Mutdapilly236 SW0.582.27.50
Nambour209 SSW0.488.410.51240
North Maclean231 SW0.9917.80
Norwell233 SW0.1
Parkwood277 W1.273.110.10
Petrie241 WSW0.5
Raceview266 W1.5-7.8-
Redbank weather station, Redbank83.58.7
Redlands250 WSW2.6
Ripley weather station, Ripley85.26.9
Riverview weather station, Riverview847.6
Rocklea247 WSW3.687.78.71730
South Brisbane229 SW3.58.9
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley87.36.3
Southport301 WNW1.176.49.80
Springwood254 WSW0.680.18.50
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank85.57.6
Tamborine Mountain266 W0.9
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron220 SW0.8
Woolloongabba239 WSW1.481.99.30
Wynnum241 WSW4.182.990
Wynnum West237 WSW3.788.79.30
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville216 SW1.17.5
Chinchilla161 SSE1.1
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles264 W1.3
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth--
Rangeville241 WSW1.894.34.4
Roma229 SW4.410.3
Stanthorpe160 SSE0.5
Toowoomba220 SW3.295.84.6930
Warwick259 W1.3
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg269 W2.469.214
Gayndah236 SW1.5
Hervey Bay292 WNW0.6
Kingaroy219 SW3.1
Maryborough256 WSW3.179.31170
Tin Can Bay264 W0.4
Toogoom258 WSW0.9
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga238 WSW259.414.40
Auckland Point268 W3.660.5140
Boat Creek249 WSW2.857.2151770
Boyne Island254 WSW2.258.8-2120
Clinton222 SW3.658.713.80
South Gladstone256 WSW2.360.113.61850
Targinie290 WNW2.457.714.30
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela280 W0.7
Blackwater243 WSW477.58.50
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere268 W2.5
Longreach241 WSW1.43.4
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)300 WNW2.482.36.70
Moranbah (Utah Dr)333 NNW16
Parkhurst53 NE0.474.89.7
Yeppoon57 ENE0.4
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina214 SW0.2
West Mackay256 WSW1.313.5
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr227 SW1.411.4154
Charters Towers256 WSW0.6
Ingham246 WSW1.2
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard205 SSW3.453.814.4670
Environment Park232 SW0.857.714.6960
Kirwan252 WSW0.7
Lennon Drive182 S0.651.915.7890
North Ward181 S3.947.115.20
South Townsville120 ESE0.6
Stuart223 SW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton137.7 SE0.5
Cairns158 SSE1.664131450
Gordonvale188.9 S0.5
Innisfail287.3 WNW0.3
Mareeba203.1 SSW0.7
Mossman--
Weipa152 SSE1.820.1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap159 SSE1.47.9

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

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Last updated
16 January 2026