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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 Saturday 6 December 2025 9am.

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

Saturday 6 December 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
Beaudesert202 SSW1.2
Beerwah283 WNW0.5
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee74.830.1
Boonah65 ENE1.2
Burpengary181 S1.1
Caboolture272 W0.5
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill6 N2.656.4260
Church weather station, Redbank Plains7528.9
Coomera343 NNW2.162.325.80
Cooroy217 SW0.7
Deagon6 N1.45626.28260
Deception Bay3 N2.560.60
Eagleby247 WSW1.2
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake155 SSE0.2
Gatton36 NE0.771.222.90
Hockey weather station, Raceview72.128
Josephville309 NW1.769.723.40
Kilcoy190 S0.3
Kippa-Ring114 ESE1
Lowood118 ESE0.8
Lytton351 N4.360.925.70
Maleny197 SSW1.7
Moggill134 SE0.6
Mountain Creek334 NNW1.727.7
Mutdapilly--71.523.10
Nambour318 NW2.156.7267170
North Maclean332 NNW1.36025.50
Norwell180 S0
Parkwood325 NW3.856.625.40
Petrie218 SW1
Raceview270 W1.465.624.80
Redbank weather station, Redbank73.628.9
Redlands--
Ripley weather station, Ripley71.129.8
Riverview weather station, Riverview74.628.7
Rocklea------
South Brisbane8 N1.426.2
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley77.628
Southport318 NW356.325.80
Springwood339 NNW1.551.725.30
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank72.829.3
Tamborine Mountain205 SSW1.1
Tewantin277 W0.6
Upper Kedron272 W1
Woolloongabba358 N1.654.526.50
Wynnum335 NNW3.559.424.70
Wynnum West349 N3.56126.50
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville0 N3.628.7
Chinchilla310 NW1.1
Dalby252 WSW0.1
Goondiwindi233 SW1.2
Highfields272 W0.8
Miles--
Oakey257 WSW0.1
Pittsworth116 ESE0.7
Rangeville48 NE0.573.922.3
Roma358 N4.228.1
Stanthorpe201 SSW0.8
Toowoomba54 NE166.222.88120
Warwick119 ESE1.2
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg----
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay71 ENE0.8
Kingaroy280 W1.7
Maryborough51 NE1.363.37080
Tin Can Bay61 ENE0
Toogoom113 ESE0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga99 E2.359.826.30
Auckland Point95 E3.161.326.40
Boat Creek79 E2.759.926.57130
Boyne Island98 E2.157.7-8130
Clinton77 ENE3.554.726.50
South Gladstone84 E1.655.327.47780
Targinie95 E2.658.9270
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela251 WSW0.6
Blackwater47 NE3.45625.90
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald10 N1.559.725.80
Gracemere220 SW1.3
Longreach16 NNE4.629.4
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)72 ENE2.170.424.70
Moranbah (Utah Dr)91 E1.426.8
Parkhurst119 ESE0.563.327.5
West Rockhampton132 SE2.268.526.47650
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina155 SSE0.7
West Mackay140 SE2.127.9
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr119 ESE2.827.7678
Charters Towers--
Ingham84 E1.9
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard120 ESE3.963.426.65630
Environment Park112 ESE2.355.228.86510
Kirwan128 SE0.7
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward123 ESE363.127.20
South Townsville77 ENE0.9
Stuart187 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton296.8 WNW1.9
Cairns147 SSE3.872.827.65950
Gordonvale170.3 S0.5
Innisfail85.5 E1.8
Mareeba112.4 ESE0.6
Mossman161 SSE0.3
Weipa115 ESE3.529.5
Yarrabah172 S1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap105 ESE0.933.7

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
22 December 2025