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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 9am.

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

Sunday 3 August 2025 9am

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
Beaudesert263 W1
Beerwah148 SSE0.6
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee84.712.8
Boonah159 SSE0.6
Burpengary--
Caboolture304 NW0.4
Caloundra248 WSW2.4
Cannon Hill247 WSW3.968.210.80
Church weather station, Redbank Plains86.19.6
Coomera266 W0.975.511.70
Cooroy212 SSW0.5
Deagon261 W17212.24280
Deception Bay237 WSW2.670.80
Eagleby279 W1.4
Eatons Hill224 SW0.7
Forest Lake--
Gatton261 W8.473.510.20
Hockey weather station, Raceview80.210.6
Josephville168 SSE1.271.610.70
Kilcoy252 WSW1.4
Kippa-Ring277 W0.9
Lowood223 SW1.5
Lytton-----
Maleny224 SW0.5
Moggill267 W1.6
Mountain Creek236 SW3.413
Mutdapilly297 WNW1.568.1110
Nambour252 WSW1.473.312.63170
North Maclean220 SW270.311.20
Norwell243 WSW0.2
Parkwood259 W2.764.912.10
Petrie242 WSW1.2
Raceview283 WNW2.2-9.7-
Redbank weather station, Redbank82.912.1
Redlands246 WSW2.9
Ripley weather station, Ripley86.78.6
Riverview weather station, Riverview84.99.8
Rocklea244 WSW3.777.110.74020
South Brisbane231 SW3.610.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley88.68.4
Southport294 WNW1.266.5120
Springwood251 WSW0.565.411.30
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank85.811
Tamborine Mountain247 WSW1.1
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron215 SW1.3
Woolloongabba238 WSW1.669.8110
Wynnum239 WSW4.472.110.50
Wynnum West234 SW3.976.611.10
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville208 SSW1.69.5
Chinchilla158 SSE1.2
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles274 W0.8
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth--
Rangeville246 WSW290.25.1
Roma215 SW4.411
Stanthorpe160 SSE0.5
Toowoomba223 SW2.6915.44290
Warwick232 SW1.2
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg249 WSW2.964.715.1
Gayndah233 SW2.2
Hervey Bay268 W1.3
Kingaroy226 SW3
Maryborough262 W3751270
Tin Can Bay248 WSW1.3
Toogoom264 W1
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga240 WSW3.255.815.60
Auckland Point260 W5.158.414.90
Boat Creek231 SW5.35515.84040
Boyne Island246 WSW2.955.6-4400
Clinton233 SW4.655.915.10
South Gladstone240 WSW3.257.115.14070
Targinie262 W2.654.415.80
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela243 WSW1
Blackwater254 WSW5.166.711.50
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere263 W2.7
Longreach222 SW2.47
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)298 WNW272.79.90
Moranbah (Utah Dr)282 WNW1.910.8
Parkhurst230 SW0.76214
Yeppoon80 E0.6
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina170 S1.5
West Mackay249 WSW1.615.3
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr217 SW2.113.7389
Charters Towers242 WSW0.6
Ingham252 WSW1.7
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard212 SSW6.549.115.61840
Environment Park221 SW1.146.418.72410
Kirwan226 SW1.3
Lennon Drive220 SW1.145.317.62090
North Ward170 S544.515.90
South Townsville109 ESE0.7
Stuart199 SSW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton149 SSE0.8
Cairns172 S2.652.615.93910
Gordonvale164.5 SSE1.1
Innisfail288.3 WNW0.5
Mareeba165.6 SSE0.8
Mossman--
Weipa150 SSE2.221.1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap133 SE2.512.5

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