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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 Saturday 13 September 2025 2pm.

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

Saturday 13 September 2025 2pm

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
Beaudesert79 E1.6
Beerwah129 SE0.2
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee60.323.3
Boonah173 S1
Burpengary--
Caboolture--
Caloundra131 SE1.2
Cannon Hill88 E2.957.9200
Church weather station, Redbank Plains63.621.7
Coomera103 ESE3.567.919.70
Cooroy--
Deagon96 E1.164.920.84110
Deception Bay67 ENE1.665.80
Eagleby106 ESE2.4
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake87 E0.3
Gatton58 ENE3.250.721.40.1
Hockey weather station, Raceview58.224.4
Josephville37 NE2.754.520.80
Kilcoy75 ENE0.8
Kippa-Ring--
Lowood58 ENE1.2
Lytton107 ESE3.260.820.40
Maleny--
Moggill78 ENE0.6
Mountain Creek119 ESE1.821.7
Mutdapilly72 ENE3.144.822.10
Nambour91 E273.719.53830.1
North Maclean55 NE3.557.820.30
Norwell95 E0.8
Parkwood123 ESE3.361.719.90
Petrie--
Raceview80 E2.4-20.70.1
Redbank weather station, Redbank61.822.3
Redlands108 ESE1.6
Ripley weather station, Ripley61.423.8
Riverview weather station, Riverview60.823.3
Rocklea57 ENE2.759.920.72190
South Brisbane59 ENE220.3
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley6024.5
Southport117 ESE1.76419.90
Springwood76 ENE1.660.4190
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank60.822.3
Tamborine Mountain107 ESE2.3
Tewantin165 SSE2
Upper Kedron60 ENE1.8
Woolloongabba57 ENE2.355.220.20
Wynnum105 ESE3.562.319.60
Wynnum West107 ESE3.766.120.60
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville---
Chinchilla136 SE0.4
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles98 E1.2
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth139 SE0.9
Rangeville50 NE0.751.820.2
Romaofflineofflineoffline
Stanthorpe256 WSW0.6
Toowoomba------
Warwick66 ENE1.8
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg108 ESE3.960.622.7
Gayndah49 NE0.7
Hervey Bay149 SSE2.7
Kingaroy84 E3.3
Maryborough125 SE2.191.51910
Tin Can Bay146 SE1.1
Toogoom196 SSW0.8
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga84 E4.559.822.10
Auckland Point93 E8.268.521.40
Boat Creek83 E4.865.722.25130
Boyne Island105 ESE4.365.8-4080
Clinton93 E8.261.521.90
South Gladstone104 ESE3.361.922.66150
Targinie96 E4.564.422.10
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela84 E1.2
Blackwater95 E3.74023.40
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere152 SSE1.3
Longreach71 ENE2.626.8
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)123 ESE3.756.321.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)133 SE3.822.4
Parkhurst86 E261.822
Yeppoon280 W1.4
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina139 SE0.6
West Mackay131 SE5.422.7
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr78 ENE3.825708
Charters Towers222 SW0.4
Ingham114 ESE2.4
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard69 ENE5.961.623.52030
Environment Park80 E2.358.524.72420
Kirwan89 E1.5
Lennon Drive78 ENE4.657.125.22080
North Ward86 E2.86323.60
South Townsville244 WSW0.7
Stuart71 ENE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton118.9 ESE1.1
Cairns180 S2.387.421.71230
Gordonvale164 SSE0.4
Innisfail180.3 S1.4
Mareeba125.7 SE0.5
Mossman124 SE0.4
Weipa115 ESE4.332.8
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap139 SE1.626.9

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