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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 Thursday 11 September 2025 7am.

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

Thursday 11 September 2025 7am

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
Beaudesert292 WNW1.5
Beerwah151 SSE0.7
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee6815.5
Boonah157 SSE0.9
Burpengary--
Caboolture269 W0.4
Caloundra258 WSW2.5
Cannon Hill283 WNW3.544.816.50
Church weather station, Redbank Plains71.314
Coomera278 W252.116.40
Cooroy187 S0.3
Deagon284 WNW1.653.516.4500
Deception Bay248 WSW4.449.30
Eagleby280 W2.1
Eatons Hill240 WSW1.3
Forest Lake309 NW0.8
Gatton264 W7.261.113.50
Hockey weather station, Raceview64.215.3
Josephville340 NNW0.751.215.20
Kilcoy265 W1.8
Kippa-Ring286 WNW0.9
Lowood235 SW2.2
Lytton257 WSW8.850.716.90
Maleny--
Moggill266 W2.1
Mountain Creek246 WSW1.717.6
Mutdapilly302 WNW2.649.3150
Nambour219 SW0.744.818680
North Maclean254 WSW3.252.615.50
Norwell256 WSW0.6
Parkwood284 WNW2.349.216.50
Petrie246 WSW2.1
Raceview289 WNW3.4-14.80
Redbank weather station, Redbank67.715.3
Redlands272 W2.8
Ripley weather station, Ripley68.614
Riverview weather station, Riverview66.215
Rocklea266 W655.515.81200
South Brisbane252 WSW4.816.2
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley66.614.4
Southport298 WNW2.646.616.50
Springwood254 WSW1.251.115.20
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank70.214.5
Tamborine Mountain273 W1.5
Tewantin266 W1.2
Upper Kedron241 WSW0.8
Woolloongabba255 WSW2.846.916.40
Wynnum263 W7.647.2160
Wynnum West271 W6.253.716.50
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville---
Chinchilla--
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles259 W0.9
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth234 SW3.1
Rangeville252 WSW2.5837.8
Romaofflineofflineoffline
Stanthorpe161 SSE3.9
Toowoomba262 W1.976.28.51180
Warwick283 WNW2.5
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg202 SSW1.97519.3
Gayndah226 SW1.5
Hervey Bay232 SW0.8
Kingaroy289 WNW1.8
Maryborough228 SW3.248.8880
Tin Can Bay253 WSW1.2
Toogoom178 S0.1
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga76 ENE0.196.315.90
Auckland Point251 WSW2.882.619.20
Boat Creek257 WSW2.584.818.9830
Boyne Island234 SW1.783.2-1030
Clinton209 SSW1.481.418.70
South Gladstone239 WSW2.376.219.9870
Targinie248 WSW0.486.419.20
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela163 SSE1.1
Blackwater200 SSW5.835.7180
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere146 SE0.6
Longreach208 SSW1.410
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)282 WNW0.479.716.40
Moranbah (Utah Dr)133 SE0.415.3
Parkhurst212 SSW088.818.1
Yeppoon34 NE0.1
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina65 ENE0.2
West Mackay328 NNW0.718.1
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr194 SSW0.319.458
Charters Towers240 WSW0.5
Ingham173 S0.4
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard219 SW1.380.721.880
Environment Park251 WSW0.588.120.6170
Kirwan248 WSW0.1
Lennon Drive248 WSW0.385.421.3150
North Ward299 WNW0.884.5210
South Townsville74 ENE0
Stuart227 SW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton212.3 SSW0.2
Cairns174 S0.591.418.9320
Gordonvale150.2 SSE1.2
Innisfail--
Mareeba0 N0
Mossman62 ENE0
Weipa115 ESE0.922.4
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap151 SSE3.314.5

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