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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 6pm.

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

Wednesday 9 July 2025 6pm

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
Beaudesert167 SSE0.3
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee69.320.5
Boonah215 SW0.5
Burpengary--
Caboolture0 N0
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill79 E0.86419.60
Church weather station, Redbank Plains66.321
Coomera305 NW0.776.318.30
Cooroy--
Deagon245 WSW0.183.118.730
Deception Bay114 ESE0.5770
Eagleby0 N0
Eatons Hill61 ENE0
Forest Lake6 N0
Gatton9 N1.468.620.70
Hockey weather station, Raceview64.421.7
Josephville184 S0.672.718.40
Kilcoy0 N0
Kippa-Ring116 ESE0
Lowood159 SSE0.1
Lytton105 ESE1.380.718.50
Maleny--
Moggill93 E0.3
Mountain Creek23 NNE0.620.4
Mutdapilly40 NE1.360.620.90
Nambour243 WSW0.377.820.230
North Maclean133 SE0.27618.80
Norwell4 N0
Parkwood15 NNE0.769.119.30
Petrie5 N0
Raceview37 NE1.366.121.10
Redbank weather station, Redbank64.721.4
Redlands21 NNE0.1
Ripley weather station, Ripley6721.7
Riverview weather station, Riverview65.620.9
Rocklea6 N1.86720.830
South Brisbane30 NNE0.920.2
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley67.820
Southport316 NW1.272.718.80
Springwood26 NNE0.971.418.50
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank66.221.7
Tamborine Mountain305 NW0.6
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron65 ENE0.2
Woolloongabba41 NE1.162.320.30
Wynnum90 E1.983180
Wynnum West89 E1.687.418.50
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville294 WNW0.420.7
Chinchilla--
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles--
Oakey--
Pittsworth--
Rangeville283 WNW0.67317
Roma10 N00
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba305 NW3.165.917.730
Warwick184 S0.2
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg359 N1.789.221.1
Gayndah53 NE0.1
Hervey Bay181 S0.2
Kingaroy310 NW0.3
Maryborough11 N1.38730
Tin Can Bay--
Toogoom23 NNE0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga4 N1.577.922.60
Auckland Point9 N2.387.1210
Boat Creek2 N180.122.350
Boyne Island52 NE0.991.6-50
Clinton10 N2.979.621.70
South Gladstone23 NNE1.186.120.660
Targinie22 NNE0.481.722.30
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela189 S0
Blackwater15 NNE1.650.625.90
Bluff342 NNW0.150.625.50
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere140 SE0.2
Longreach266 W1.624.1
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)286 WNW151.626.90
Moranbah (Utah Dr)281 W1.527.2
Parkhurst49 NE2.183.421.8
Yeppoon217 SW0.8
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina310 NW0.3
West Mackay28 NNE2.722.6
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr70 ENE1.82422
Charters Towers84 E1.2
Ingham109 ESE1.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard18 NNE1.391.223.2210
Environment Park84 E0.585.324.6170
Kirwan137 SE0.2
Lennon Drive22 NNE1.190.423.7150
North Ward40 NE193.623.10
South Townsville313 NW0.5
Stuart51 NE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton82.7 E0.2
Cairns147 SSE1.579.225.9270
Gordonvale111.5 ESE0
Innisfail145.3 SE0.5
Mareeba62.8 ENE0.5
Mossman47 NE0.4
Weipa109 ESE2.729.9
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap213 SSW1.626.7

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