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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 Tuesday 7 October 2025 2pm.

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

Tuesday 7 October 2025 2pm

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
Beaudesert281 W2
Beerwah236 SW0.6
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee38.637.3
Boonah121 ESE1.4
Burpengary268 W1.9
Caboolture81 E0.7
Caloundra295 WNW0.7
Cannon Hill85 E3.440.627.50
Church weather station, Redbank Plains3835.8
Coomera102 ESE3.373.824.40
Cooroy110 ESE1.2
Deagon78 ENE1.75826.37950
Deception Bay35 NE3.562.90
Eagleby264 W2.8
Eatons Hill157 SSE1.1
Forest Lake134 SE0.5
Gatton74 ENE3.424.532.80
Hockey weather station, Raceview32.338.2
Josephville9 N2.928.532.10
Kilcoy--
Kippa-Ring152 SSE0.9
Lowood133 SE1
Lytton57 ENE3.257.525.80
Maleny282 WNW1.8
Moggill98 E0.6
Mountain Creek39 NE1.628.1
Mutdapilly77 ENE4.221.133.70
Nambour79 E2.853.727.98940
North Maclean61 ENE5.149.928.90
Norwell52 NE1.1
Parkwood92 E2.267.924.70
Petrie57 ENE0.9
Raceview47 NE2.425.833.60
Redbank weather station, Redbank3936.4
Redlands27 NNE3.3
Ripley weather station, Ripley34.537.7
Riverview weather station, Riverview36.936.8
Rocklea40 NE3.740.629.58660
South Brisbane52 NE2.828.4
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley36.338.2
Southport82 E1.678.723.30
Springwood51 NE1.443.227.80
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank35.138.2
Tamborine Mountain45 NE2.2
Tewantin324 NW1.3
Upper Kedron62 ENE2.4
Woolloongabba62 ENE2.737.828.50
Wynnum64 ENE3.759.325.20
Wynnum West62 ENE4.66326.10
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville357 N0.934.5
Chinchilla252 WSW0.7
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles90 E0.6
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth259 W1.4
Rangeville318 NW0.518.532.2
Roma26 NNE0.734.9
Stanthorpe162 SSE1
Toowoomba324 NW1.519319000
Warwick304 NW2.1
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg356 N3.260.826.7
Gayndah78 ENE0.7
Hervey Bay282 WNW1
Kingaroy199 SSW1.5
Maryborough19 NNE2.659.98630
Tin Can Bay17 NNE1.2
Toogoom292 WNW0.4
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga340 NNW3.947.529.20
Auckland Point49 NE2.467.724.80
Boat Creek56 NE3.857.827.39100
Boyne Island15 NNE3.763.8-9290
Clinton45 NE6.360.225.60
South Gladstone44 NE3.662.825.39420
Targinie51 NE248.5290
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela255 WSW1
Blackwater58 ENE4.323.731.30
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald54 NE2.321.731.80
Gracemere134 SE1.3
Longreach39 NE2.534
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)81 E3.828.631.10
Moranbah (Utah Dr)85 E2.233.7
Parkhurst62 ENE2.939.630.5
West Rockhampton54 NE1.338.731.48840
Yeppoon221 SW2.3
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina74 ENE0.9
West Mackay99 E3.725.5
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr75 ENE3.827861
Charters Towers59 ENE1.6
Ingham71 ENE1.5
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard71 ENE672.425.54100
Environment Park90 E2.765.1284710
Kirwan80 E1.2
Lennon Drive76 ENE5.663.728.24050
North Ward88 E2.769.526.40
South Townsville206 SSW0.9
Stuart--
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton116.4 ESE0.6
Cairns115 ESE3.369.6273070
Gordonvale102.5 ESE0.7
Innisfail144.9 SE0.8
Mareeba70.6 ENE1
Mossman100 E0.8
Weipa117 ESE3.532
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap324 NW1.30

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
30 December 2025