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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 Thursday 4 December 2025 8pm.

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

Thursday 4 December 2025 8pm

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
Beaudesert314 NW0.8
Beerwah93 E0.1
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee61.623.6
Boonah--
Burpengary203 SSW0.4
Caboolture284 WNW0.2
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill54 NE2.45723.70
Church weather station, Redbank Plains58.323.7
Coomera21 NNE0.465.822.10
Cooroy180 S0
Deagon41 NE0.762.623.510
Deception Bay41 NE3.3610
Eagleby--
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake195 SSW0
Gatton82 E3.159.923.60
Hockey weather station, Raceview5624.7
Josephville27 NNE1.568.521.70
Kilcoy86 E0.5
Kippa-Ring112 ESE0.1
Lowood180 S1.3
Lytton45 NE2.856.523.30
Maleny281 W1.1
Moggill302 WNW0.5
Mountain Creek58 ENE0.922.3
Mutdapilly--64.422.70
Nambour240 WSW0.6742110
North Maclean55 NE1.766.222.10
Norwell191 S0
Parkwood23 NNE1.359.823.50
Petrie251 WSW0.1
Raceview63 ENE1.961.923.70
Redbank weather station, Redbank58.823.7
Redlands43 NE1.8
Ripley weather station, Ripley54.224.9
Riverview weather station, Riverview58.823.8
Rocklea53 NE2.410023.800
South Brisbane49 NE223.7
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley58.724.2
Southport52 NE0.661.622.80
Springwood50 NE0.760.121.30
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank58.923.8
Tamborine Mountain32 NNE1.4
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron273 W0.6
Woolloongabba44 NE258.4240
Wynnum43 NE2.858.222.30
Wynnum West40 NE2.863.422.90
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville52 NE0.230.4
Chinchilla136 SE0
Dalby--
Goondiwindi180 S0
Highfields274 W0.2
Miles--
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth163 SSE1.9
Rangeville314 NW0.266.320
Roma62 ENE1.527.4
Stanthorpe77 ENE1.2
Toowoomba71 ENE1.860.821.900
Warwick240 WSW0.7
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg111 ESE1.662.823.6
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay132 SE0.9
Kingaroy55 NE1.6
Maryborough114 ESE166.100
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom85 E0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga94 E2.861.624.20
Auckland Point88 E6.560.124.90
Boat Creek98 E3.66124.800
Boyne Island111 ESE3.158.3-00
Clinton94 E5.257.924.90
South Gladstone87 E2.360.824.910
Targinie104 ESE2.759.424.60
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela108 ESE1.3
Blackwater69 ENE643.926.80
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald53 NE2.432.529.70
Gracemere314 NW0.6
Longreach74 ENE1.633.6
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)66 ENE2.851.225.80
Moranbah (Utah Dr)75 ENE1.525.1
Parkhurst75 ENE0.658.824.1
West Rockhampton113 ESE1.254.324.910
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina96 E0.3
West Mackay115 ESE3.626.4
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr93 E3.626.70
Charters Towers--
Ingham66 ENE0.9
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard95 E563.727.310
Environment Park101 E3.365.727.100
Kirwan101 E1.1
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward106 ESE2.766.127.20
South Townsville101 E0.7
Stuart153 SSE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton317.6 NW1.2
Cairns150 SSE2.380.626.310
Gordonvale190.8 S0.2
Innisfail83.7 E0.9
Mareeba98.9 E0.8
Mossman127 SE0.1
Weipa111 ESE1.327.9
Yarrabah166 SSE1.2
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap88 E1.135.8

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
6 December 2025