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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 Sunday 7 December 2025 7pm.

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

Sunday 7 December 2025 7pm

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
Beaudesert273 W1.8
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee59.728.4
Boonah111 ESE1.5
Burpengary198 SSW1.4
Caboolture284 WNW0.7
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill24 NNE369.526.30
Church weather station, Redbank Plains57.128.5
Coomera1 N272.725.90
Cooroy238 WSW0.7
Deagon26 NNE1.868.326.290
Deception Bay355 N3690
Eagleby274 W0.6
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake227 SW0
Gatton64 ENE2.849.330.20
Hockey weather station, Raceview54.329.5
Josephville5 N1.960.426.10
Kilcoy63 ENE0.6
Kippa-Ring128 SE1.7
Lowood181 S1.4
Lytton359 N8.571.3260
Maleny257 WSW1
Moggill--
Mountain Creek354 N1.325.5
Mutdapilly--60.527.10
Nambour20 NNE1.467.226.1100
North Maclean20 NNE2.462.626.20
Norwell38 NE0.1
Parkwood356 N3.864.926.40
Petrie164 SSE0.4
Raceview59 ENE2.459.927.90
Redbank weather station, Redbank58.228.4
Redlands321 NW3.3
Ripley weather station, Ripley52.929.8
Riverview weather station, Riverview56.928.5
Rocklea------
South Brisbane36 NE2.526.7
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley57.429
Southport343 NNW1.866.6260
Springwood14 NNE1.46624.90
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank57.128.6
Tamborine Mountain303 WNW1.6
Tewantin308 NW1.4
Upper Kedron296 WNW0.8
Woolloongabba24 NNE2.667.3270
Wynnum17 NNE4.869.725.30
Wynnum West1 N4.775.225.90
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville180 S1.334.7
Chinchilla--
Dalby259 W0.1
Goondiwindi36 NE2.9
Highfields229 SW0.4
Miles--
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth154 SSE2.3
Rangeville13 NNE0.354.325.8
Roma141 SE1.526.7
Stanthorpe244 WSW0.5
Toowoomba79 E1.754.626.870
Warwick284 WNW1.4
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg----
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay96 E0.8
Kingaroy54 NE1.2
Maryborough15 NNE1.468.890
Tin Can Bay31 NNE0.9
Toogoom--
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga63 ENE2.864.826.30
Auckland Point39 NE1.265.226.60
Boat Creek34 NE164.226.870
Boyne Island23 NNE1.666.5-80
Clinton35 NE3.660.926.90
South Gladstone44 NE1.762.126.990
Targinie58 ENE0.864.626.70
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela95 E2.4
Blackwater50 NE5.931.632.90
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald50 NE226.735.20
Gracemere322 NW0.8
Longreach54 NE1.139.8
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)61 ENE2.737.532.20
Moranbah (Utah Dr)68 ENE1.631.8
Parkhurst56 NE2.267.526.7
West Rockhampton46 NE2.364.227.6180
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina312 NW0.5
West Mackay82 E2.827.4
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr54 NE2.127.423
Charters Towers--
Ingham52 NE1.4
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard53 NE4.367.227.8680
Environment Park87 E1.26328.5490
Kirwan115 ESE0.5
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward56 NE1.669.627.50
South Townsville279 W1.6
Stuart135 SE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton280.9 W0.8
Cairns138 SE273.727.9250
Gordonvale116.1 ESE0.5
Innisfail97.8 E0.1
Mareeba210 SSW1.5
Mossman207 SSW0
Weipa331 NNW0.724.2
Yarrabah179 S0
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap30 NNE2.231.2

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
16 December 2025