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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 10pm.

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

Thursday 4 December 2025 10pm

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
Beaudesert215 SW0.2
Beerwah180 S0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee66.121.5
Boonah180 S0.9
Burpengary179 S0
Caboolture193 SSW0
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill42 NE2.161.922.90
Church weather station, Redbank Plains63.221.3
Coomera299 WNW0.371.520.90
Cooroy180 S0
Deagon12 NNE0.966.622.710
Deception Bay338 NNW2.666.60
Eagleby180 S0
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake180 S0
Gatton101 E1.66821.30
Hockey weather station, Raceview59.922.8
Josephville329 NNW0.472200
Kilcoy171 S0.2
Kippa-Ring114 ESE0.5
Lowood186 S0.2
Lytton36 NE2.958.923.20
Maleny236 SW0.2
Moggill285 WNW0.2
Mountain Creek54 NE0.821.8
Mutdapilly--66.321.30
Nambour252 WSW0.284.818.320
North Maclean34 NE0.381190
Norwell--
Parkwood263 W0.567.821.90
Petrie186 S0
Raceview62 ENE1.263.222.50
Redbank weather station, Redbank63.621.5
Redlands315 NW2
Ripley weather station, Ripley59.222.4
Riverview weather station, Riverview6322.1
Rocklea48 NE1.910023.200
South Brisbane37 NE1.823.1
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley65.221.2
Southport343 NNW0.667.721.90
Springwood43 NE0.369.819.20
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank63.221.8
Tamborine Mountain28 NNE1
Tewantin200 SSW0
Upper Kedron246 WSW0.4
Woolloongabba42 NE1.463.123.40
Wynnum38 NE2.461.621.80
Wynnum West42 NE2.666.522.30
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville54 NE0.426.5
Chinchilla282 WNW0.2
Dalby249 WSW0
Goondiwindi180 S0
Highfields15 NNE0.8
Miles--
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth168 SSE1.8
Rangeville85 E0.479.417.7
Roma49 NE1.325.3
Stanthorpe154 SSE0.7
Toowoomba107 ESE2.273.418.600
Warwick195 SSW0.3
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg173 S1.273.321.5
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay46 NE0.2
Kingaroy98 E1.3
Maryborough191 S0.873.210
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom102 ESE0.1
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga135 SE0.865.223.20
Auckland Point91 E6.261.524.70
Boat Creek108 ESE2.662.924.400
Boyne Island152 SSE1.962.9-00
Clinton115 ESE3.160.824.50
South Gladstone97 E2.161.624.710
Targinie98 E2.361.824.20
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela126 SE0.3
Blackwater83 E4.547.724.10
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald56 NE2.74126.30
Gracemere78 ENE0.1
Longreach65 ENE1.830.9
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)63 ENE2.565.923.70
Moranbah (Utah Dr)66 ENE1.223
Parkhurst80 E0.660.523.7
West Rockhampton131 SE1.563.522.900
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina105 ESE0.6
West Mackay115 ESE3.326.3
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr102 ESE2.326.10
Charters Towers--
Ingham77 ENE0.4
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard109 ESE5.964.427.100
Environment Park114 ESE368.326.800
Kirwan103 ESE0.3
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward110 ESE3.467.1270
South Townsville82 E0.6
Stuart175 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton302.8 WNW0.9
Cairns176 S2.979.926.200
Gordonvale218.2 SW0.4
Innisfail117.5 ESE0.8
Mareeba137.4 SE0.3
Mossman83 E0.1
Weipa122 ESE1.127.2
Yarrabah158 SSE1.3
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap21 NNE0.432.9

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