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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 10 September 2025 2am.

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

Wednesday 10 September 2025 2am

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
Beaudesert123 ESE0.1
Beerwah25 NNE0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee82.716.5
Boonah205 SSW0.2
Burpengary--
Caboolture89 E0.2
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill17 NNE1.771.219.10
Church weather station, Redbank Plains81.717.1
Coomera334 NNW1.382.9190
Cooroy262 W0.4
Deagon12 NNE0.779.118.810
Deception Bay355 N2.174.30
Eagleby50 NE0
Eatons Hill117 ESE0
Forest Lake3 N0
Gatton240 WSW175.616.70
Hockey weather station, Raceview7517.9
Josephville177 S0.992.316.70
Kilcoy71 ENE0.2
Kippa-Ring49 NE1.1
Lowood93 E0
Lytton360 N6.277.220.10
Maleny270 W1.1
Moggill0 N0
Mountain Creek323 NW3.318.8
Mutdapilly188 S0.473.918.60
Nambour6 N1.4761900
North Maclean206 SSW0.597.815.90
Norwell0 N0
Parkwood332 NNW277.519.40
Petrie145 SE0
Raceview172 S0.9-18.40
Redbank weather station, Redbank78.918
Redlands337 NNW2.6
Ripley weather station, Ripley78.116.3
Riverview weather station, Riverview79.118.2
Rocklea33 NNE1.976.819.600
South Brisbane50 NE1.219.4
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley84.315
Southport326 NW2.581.619.40
Springwood10 N1.176.618.40
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank78.517
Tamborine Mountain274 W1.6
Tewantin328 NNW0.8
Upper Kedron0 N0
Woolloongabba23 NNE1.572.119.50
Wynnum5 N3.47719.10
Wynnum West358 N3.884.719.30
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville25 NNE117.2
Chinchilla144 SE0.2
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles94 E0.2
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth16 NNE1.5
Rangeville310 NW0.467.417.3
Romaofflineofflineoffline
Stanthorpe42 NE0
Toowoomba353 N1.36318.100
Warwick218 SW0.1
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg325 NW0.895.317.7
Gayndah42 NE0
Hervey Bay326 NW0.7
Kingaroy321 NW1.2
Maryborough326 NW195.500
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom0 N0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga219 SW0.195.513.10
Auckland Point353 N0.582.219.60
Boat Creek300 WNW0.590.715.900
Boyne Island345 NNW0.284.3-10
Clinton214 SW0.782.717.60
South Gladstone330 NNW177.919.710
Targinie281 W0.790.817.10
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela183 S0
Blackwater93 E380.217.20
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere0 N0
Longreach5 N121.8
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)65 ENE186.316.40
Moranbah (Utah Dr)358 N0.515.1
Parkhurst24 NNE0.782.617.9
Yeppoon174 S0.7
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina16 NNE0
West Mackay286 WNW0.817.2
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr98 E0.920.90
Charters Towers76 ENE0.3
Ingham220 SW0.4
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard77 ENE3.878.423.200
Environment Park90 E280.523.100
Kirwan0 N0
Lennon Drive91 E2.780.823.100
North Ward92 E2.878.723.10
South Townsville81 E0.2
Stuart101 E-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton156.1 SSE0.4
Cairns161 SSE1.288.420.900
Gordonvale127.3 SE0.6
Innisfail303.8 NW0.3
Mareeba235.8 SW0.2
Mossman134 SE0.1
Weipa91 E1.223.3
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap150 SSE2.624.7

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
13 January 2026