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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 Friday 3 October 2025 7am.

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

Friday 3 October 2025 7am

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
Beaudesert108 ESE0.1
Beerwah137 SE0.3
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee84.311.4
Boonah171 S0.6
Burpengary155 SSE0
Caboolture138 SE0
Caloundra143 SE0.5
Cannon Hill238 WSW1.446.117.10
Church weather station, Redbank Plains75.810.1
Coomera203 SSW0.457.117.10
Cooroy226 SW0.1
Deagon270 W0.74617.92110
Deception Bay230 SW1.346.60
Eagleby148 SSE0.2
Eatons Hill277 W0.1
Forest Lake70 ENE0.1
Gatton259 W6.538.616.70.1
Hockey weather station, Raceview65.813.8
Josephville182 S1.946.414.50
Kilcoy42 NE0.1
Kippa-Ring320 NW0.6
Lowood110 ESE0.4
Lytton218 SW3.750.3190
Maleny76 ENE0.1
Moggill271 W0.5
Mountain Creek229 SW1.519.1
Mutdapilly186 S0.33418.10
Nambour99 E0.758181430
North Maclean188 S0.773.313.40
Norwell0 N0
Parkwood167 SSE1.239.519.80
Petrie190 S0.8
Raceview324 NW0.851.1160
Redbank weather station, Redbank75.612.2
Redlands227 SW1.5
Ripley weather station, Ripley62.410.5
Riverview weather station, Riverview60.215.2
Rocklea230 SW0.56016.91940
South Brisbane224 SW217.7
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley69.49.2
Southport173 S1.243.518.90
Springwood189 S0.239.617.80
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank6214.4
Tamborine Mountain70 ENE0.1
Tewantin204 SSW0
Upper Kedron82 E0
Woolloongabba243 WSW1.145.517.70
Wynnum229 SW3.140.417.70
Wynnum West224 SW2.654.316.90
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville210 SSW0.310
Chinchilla159 SSE0.9
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles272 W0.4
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth199 SSW0.7
Rangeville260 W0.84613.4
Roma203 SSW2.412.4
Stanthorpe126 SE0.1
Toowoomba217 SW1.143.914.42100
Warwick202 SSW0.5
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg194 SSW1.681.719.4
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay206 SSW1
Kingaroy149 SSE0.6
Maryborough231 SW1.5771650
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom167 SSE0.2
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga146 SE0.646.121.30
Auckland Point151 SSE236.923.20
Boat Creek211 SSW2.240.223.41520
Boyne Island191 S1.473.1-1780
Clinton196 SSW2.452.121.50
South Gladstone160 SSE1.349.821.71570
Targinie113 ESE141.523.10
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela126 SE0.7
Blackwater175 S1.426.419.50
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald158 SSE1.230.318.50
Gracemere0 N0
Longreach153 SSE1.114.3
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)358 N0.236.618.90
Moranbah (Utah Dr)215 SW0.215.5
Parkhurst51 NE0.389.316.4
West Rockhampton193 SSW0.24820.51420
Yeppoon24 NNE0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina--
West Mackay289 WNW1.119.6
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr222 SW0.720.794
Charters Towers--
Ingham249 WSW0.4
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard354 N0.596.922360
Environment Park68 ENE0.297.722.2600
Kirwan338 NNW0.3
Lennon Drive355 N0.899.522.2530
North Ward318 NW0.39621.70
South Townsville207 SSW0.3
Stuart202 SSW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton0 N0
Cairns175 S0.884.318.8770
Gordonvale150.5 SSE0.6
Innisfail--
Mareeba--
Mossman213 SSW0.2
Weipa134 SE0.524.1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap148 SSE2.20

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
14 January 2026