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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 6pm.

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

Sunday 10 August 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
Beaudesert--
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee71.517
Boonah147 SSE0.9
Burpengary--
Caboolture--
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill151 SSE1.665.317.40
Church weather station, Redbank Plains66.517.6
Coomera160 SSE3.977.516.40.2
Cooroy--
Deagon171 S2.372.817.460
Deception Bay164 SSE372.70
Eagleby--
Eatons Hill109 ESE0.3
Forest Lake134 SE0.1
Gatton128 SE3.361.117.60
Hockey weather station, Raceview65.918.4
Josephville174 S2.971.815.90
Kilcoy154 SSE0.2
Kippa-Ring177 S2.4
Lowood--
Lytton153 SSE5.770.317.40
Maleny--
Moggill--
Mountain Creek184 S0.817.7
Mutdapilly169 S2.867.616.50
Nambour144 SE0.77517.670
North Maclean163 SSE1.374.516.30
Norwell149 SSE0.2
Parkwood158 SSE2.573.116.40.1
Petrie100 E1.4
Raceview156 SSE1.4-16.2-
Redbank weather station, Redbank65.517.9
Redlands141 SE1.1
Ripley weather station, Ripley67.517.5
Riverview weather station, Riverview70.217.2
Rocklea146 SE0.967.917.750
South Brisbane147 SSE2.117.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley70.916.1
Southport161 SSE2.182.515.90.1
Springwood154 SSE1.566.116.50
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank66.617.4
Tamborine Mountain157 SSE1
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron142 SE0.9
Woolloongabba149 SSE1.162.117.90
Wynnum165 SSE37216.40
Wynnum West159 SSE2.779.816.50
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville136 SE0.719
Chinchilla--
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles83 E0.3
Oakey--
Pittsworth--
Rangeville67 ENE0.375.713.7
Roma128 SE1.919.2
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba94 E2.970.313.980
Warwick131 SE3.3
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg129 SE2.185.317.8
Gayndah62 ENE0
Hervey Bay172 S1.3
Kingaroy--
Maryborough164 SSE2.374.7100
Tin Can Bay--
Toogoom215 SW0.6
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga107 ESE0.966.620.40
Auckland Point100 E5.868.520.30
Boat Creek104 ESE2.967.320.7130
Boyne Island116 ESE2.169.9-180
Clinton103 ESE4.96420.70
South Gladstone119 ESE2.565.820.6240
Targinie105 ESE2.170.120.20
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela140 SE0.7
Blackwater212 SSW2.264.719.10
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere137 SE0.7
Longreach152 SSE3.722.5
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)124 SE1.550.621.60
Moranbah (Utah Dr)123 ESE1.422
Parkhurst73 ENE1.363.321.1
Yeppoon260 W1.7
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina--
West Mackay130 SE3.620.3
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr73 ENE2.521.863
Charters Towers146 SE0.2
Ingham140 SE1
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard55 NE4.672.921.6780
Environment Park71 ENE1.16922.6580
Kirwan60 ENE0.3
Lennon Drive43 NE3.76723.5620
North Ward66 ENE1.771.621.70
South Townsville330 NNW1.4
Stuart92 E-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton114.9 ESE0.9
Cairns168 SSE2.875.822.5820
Gordonvale--
Innisfail170.4 S0.9
Mareeba55.6 NE0.5
Mossman89 E0.3
Weipa237 WSW3.226.4
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap162 SSE1.822.7

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
14 January 2026