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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 10 August 2025 1pm.

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

Sunday 10 August 2025 1pm

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
Beaudesert--
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee70.422.6
Boonah137 SE1.8
Burpengary--
Caboolture--
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill162 SSE349.7200
Church weather station, Redbank Plains67.822
Coomera154 SSE565.818.90
Cooroy--
Deagon168 SSE2.659.9204880
Deception Bay150 SSE3.861.50
Eagleby--
Eatons Hill155 SSE0.6
Forest Lake124 SE1
Gatton151 SSE5.856.118.70
Hockey weather station, Raceview68.421.9
Josephville174 S4.563.917.90
Kilcoy181 S1.6
Kippa-Ring175 S2.8
Lowood--
Lytton148 SSE6.855.9200
Maleny--
Moggill--
Mountain Creek171 S1.222.1
Mutdapilly177 S6.252.419.20
Nambour124 SE2.966.420.27420
North Maclean147 SSE2.855.619.50
Norwell115 ESE1.2
Parkwood155 SSE3.763.418.90
Petrie97 E1.8
Raceview148 SSE2.7-19.6-
Redbank weather station, Redbank66.222.6
Redlands151 SSE3.3
Ripley weather station, Ripley70.422.1
Riverview weather station, Riverview71.322
Rocklea152 SSE1.760.819.53200.2
South Brisbane150 SSE3.919.3
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley68.421.4
Southport156 SSE3.463.7190
Springwood138 SE356.318.70
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank66.422.3
Tamborine Mountain168 SSE1.4
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron168 SSE1.2
Woolloongabba150 SSE253.219.60
Wynnum155 SSE4.253.719.40
Wynnum West156 SSE3.558.620.30
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville97 E1.419.8
Chinchilla141 SE1.3
Dalby104 ESE2.6
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles98 E1.7
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth--
Rangeville69 ENE0.863.817
Roma116 ESE3.218.8
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba104 ESE461.515.67630
Warwick124 SE4.2
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg151 SSE3.370.520.9
Gayndah158 SSE0.5
Hervey Bay154 SSE2.7
Kingaroy115 ESE2.6
Maryborough157 SSE3.7694480
Tin Can Bay--
Toogoom209 SSW1.2
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga146 SE26021.90
Auckland Point113 ESE5.762.921.30
Boat Creek123 ESE460.421.87130
Boyne Island154 SSE3.461.3-6150
Clinton127 SE65821.60
South Gladstone142 SE3.159.121.76690
Targinie104 ESE3.359.7220
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela144 SE2.3
Blackwater100 E4.156.320.70
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere145 SE1.7
Longreach82 E1.822
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)99 E362.420.30
Moranbah (Utah Dr)114 ESE2.423.1
Parkhurst115 ESE160.822
Yeppoon278 W1.2
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina--
West Mackay130 SE5.221.1
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr90 E1.624.4849
Charters Towers106 ESE0.8
Ingham94 E1.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard71 ENE3.264.521.94730
Environment Park96 E1.956.525.35550
Kirwan143 SE0.4
Lennon Drive73 ENE3.156.824.64910
North Ward69 ENE2.261.722.90
South Townsville210 SSW0.6
Stuart251 WSW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton99.6 E0.8
Cairns141 SE1.277.3232390
Gordonvale--
Innisfail187.8 S1.1
Mareeba70.3 ENE0.8
Mossman113 ESE1.1
Weipa265 W3.127.2
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap158 SSE1.321.1

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
14 January 2026