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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 Wednesday 9 July 2025 2pm.

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

Wednesday 9 July 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
Beaudesert152 SSE0.4
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee74.224.3
Boonah166 SSE0.5
Burpengary--
Caboolture230 SW0.2
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill282 WNW0.446.222.40
Church weather station, Redbank Plains74.823.6
Coomera312 NW264.720.80
Cooroy--
Deagon131 SE0.356.723.25250
Deception Bay54 NE1.372.90
Eagleby286 WNW0.8
Eatons Hill81 E0.4
Forest Lake215 SW0.3
Gatton64 ENE1.860.5210
Hockey weather station, Raceview70.225.1
Josephville63 ENE0.357.8190
Kilcoy290 WNW1.1
Kippa-Ring138 SE0.6
Lowood227 SW0.6
Lytton355 N0.554.921.50
Maleny--
Moggill257 WSW0.9
Mountain Creek310 NW324.8
Mutdapilly15 NNE1.451.821.30
Nambour314 NW1.760.924.14890
North Maclean288 WNW161.720.50
Norwell254 WSW0.1
Parkwood342 NNW2.758.820.70
Petrie91 E0.4
Raceview328 NNW1.358.522.20
Redbank weather station, Redbank7224.1
Redlands--
Ripley weather station, Ripley75.922.5
Riverview weather station, Riverview70.423.8
Rocklea253 WSW0.453.622.46030
South Brisbane19 NNE0.422.2
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley74.123.1
Southport324 NW2.360.920.50
Springwood316 NW0.348.321.60
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank75.923.7
Tamborine Mountain275 W0.6
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron233 SW1
Woolloongabba254 WSW0.348.622.10
Wynnum79 E1.359.920.30
Wynnum West27 NNE1.46022.30
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville289 WNW0.823.3
Chinchilla--
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles--
Oakey--
Pittsworth--
Rangeville304 NW1.149.620.3
Roma10 N00
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba308 NW4.546.419.64500
Warwick307 NW2.2
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg359 N2.966.825.1
Gayndah77 ENE0.2
Hervey Bay227 SW0.5
Kingaroy329 NNW2
Maryborough342 NNW1.458.84170
Tin Can Bay175 S0.5
Toogoom81 E0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga344 NNW2.868.924.20
Auckland Point75 ENE1.981.721.80
Boat Creek345 NNW1.867.624.84440
Boyne Island44 NE381.5-6530
Clinton350 N467.724.10
South Gladstone41 NE2.170.923.76620
Targinie304 NW1.269.224.70
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela295 WNW2.4
Blackwater17 NNE2.160.925.10
Bluff346 NNW0.753.226.30
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere226 SW1.1
Longreach274 W2.224.3
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)295 WNW253.427.30
Moranbah (Utah Dr)316 NW1.528.3
Parkhurst328 NNW0.660.826.9
Yeppoon222 SW1.3
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina292 WNW0.9
West Mackay36 NE3.625.4
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr69 ENE2.625.6532
Charters Towers82 E0.8
Ingham119 ESE1.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard70 ENE2.785.423.72380
Environment Park99 E2.182.624.92750
Kirwan88 E0.7
Lennon Drive94 E2.780.925.32410
North Ward78 ENE1.586.124.10
South Townsville139 SE0.3
Stuart60 ENE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton56.4 ENE1
Cairns125 SE2.277.226.93840
Gordonvale82.9 E0.5
Innisfail131.9 SE0.7
Mareeba85.6 E1.5
Mossman57 ENE1.2
Weipa111 ESE2.829.4
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap219 SW0.826.6

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/354 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
20 December 2025