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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 14 September 2025 5pm.

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

Sunday 14 September 2025 5pm

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--
Beerwah96 E0.3
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee54.624.1
Boonah69 ENE2
Burpengary271 W1.7
Caboolture97 E0.5
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill66 ENE3.344.321.10
Church weather station, Redbank Plains5724.1
Coomera81 E1.659210
Cooroy94 E0.9
Deagon97 E1.253.121.4870
Deception Bay53 NE1.962.60
Eagleby87 E2.3
Eatons Hill151 SSE0.8
Forest Lake112 ESE0.3
Gatton69 ENE4.245.722.70
Hockey weather station, Raceview52.524
Josephville26 NNE2.450.821.50
Kilcoy67 ENE0.8
Kippa-Ring232 SW0.9
Lowood60 ENE1.6
Lytton62 ENE2.949.221.50
Maleny76 ENE1.3
Moggill47 NE0.5
Mountain Creek89 E1.621.5
Mutdapilly63 ENE3.54522.50
Nambour85 E2.851.221.12610
North Maclean53 NE3.451.821.30
Norwell54 NE0.1
Parkwood66 ENE1.855.8210
Petrie38 NE1.2
Raceview46 NE3.2-22.60
Redbank weather station, Redbank53.925
Redlands63 ENE1.8
Ripley weather station, Ripley49.527
Riverview weather station, Riverview54.223.6
Rocklea64 ENE2.952.721.92140
South Brisbane59 ENE2.221.6
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley51.326
Southport75 ENE1.25920.20
Springwood64 ENE1.350.920.70
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank53.724.5
Tamborine Mountain93 E1.9
Tewantin90 E0.7
Upper Kedron58 ENE2
Woolloongabba52 NE2.346.421.40
Wynnum73 ENE3.850.620.50
Wynnum West64 ENE4.254.321.30
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville---
Chinchilla140 SE0.4
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles91 E0.6
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth76 ENE1.1
Rangeville40 NE0.15319
Romaofflineofflineoffline
Stanthorpe127 SE0.3
Toowoomba81 E1.948.919.72230
Warwick58 ENE1.1
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg105 ESE3.365.221.7
Gayndah60 ENE0.4
Hervey Bay130 SE1.9
Kingaroy--
Maryborough89 E4.566.21930
Tin Can Bay133 SE0.5
Toogoom185 S1
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga83 E6.250.622.20
Auckland Point95 E7.161.421.40
Boat Creek94 E3.959.1222700
Boyne Island102 ESE3.658.5-2040
Clinton94 E757.121.80
South Gladstone101 E2.758.522.32190
Targinie101 E3.757.221.80
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela42 NE1.5
Blackwater80 E5.540.124.90
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere124 SE1.2
Longreach97 E3.628.1
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)96 E4.850.4240
Moranbah (Utah Dr)102 ESE3.424.5
Parkhurst77 ENE257.322.4
Yeppoon264 W1.5
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina183 S0.8
West Mackay146 SE4.821.9
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr92 E4.724.5317
Charters Towers102 ESE1.6
Ingham83 E2
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard99 E4.865.524.32310
Environment Park95 E465.1252430
Kirwan87 E1.6
Lennon Drive105 ESE5.264.9252130
North Ward98 E3.762.624.50
South Townsville93 E0.5
Stuart86 E-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton120.2 ESE1.2
Cairns165 SSE3.277.723.21270
Gordonvale--
Innisfail163 SSE1.4
Mareeba101.6 ESE1
Mossman110 ESE1.2
Weipa106 ESE3.131.6
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap106 ESE1.630

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
15 January 2026