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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 Monday 15 September 2025 4pm.

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

Monday 15 September 2025 4pm

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
Beaudesert89 E3
Beerwah72 ENE0.5
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee50.426.7
Boonah132 SE0.5
Burpengary240 WSW1.9
Caboolture102 ESE0.6
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill55 NE3.242.722.30
Church weather station, Redbank Plains5027.4
Coomera50 NE1.952.922.90
Cooroy87 E1.1
Deagon72 ENE1.549.222.83820
Deception Bay41 NE3.154.10
Eagleby66 ENE1.9
Eatons Hill142 SE1.2
Forest Lake91 E0.4
Gatton79 E3.637.924.30
Hockey weather station, Raceview46.726.6
Josephville18 NNE2.945.323.60
Kilcoy65 ENE1.3
Kippa-Ring123 ESE1.2
Lowood66 ENE1.9
Lytton4 N5.660.121.10
Maleny--
Moggill87 E0.5
Mountain Creek66 ENE1.423.8
Mutdapilly61 ENE3.437.824.20
Nambour71 ENE2.351.322.75020
North Maclean41 NE3.544.322.90
Norwell24 NNE0.3
Parkwood40 NE2.851.222.70
Petrie82 E0.8
Raceview47 NE3.2-24.20
Redbank weather station, Redbank48.927.3
Redlands27 NNE3.3
Ripley weather station, Ripley47.128.6
Riverview weather station, Riverview4827.2
Rocklea33 NNE3.446.823.34400
South Brisbane34 NE2.323.1
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley46.828.6
Southport41 NE153.521.70
Springwood18 NNE1.842.821.90
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank48.327.4
Tamborine Mountain74 ENE1.9
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron56 NE2
Woolloongabba31 NNE2.741.722.70
Wynnum52 NE2.950.321.90
Wynnum West50 NE3.554.622.80
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville---
Chinchilla142 SE0.6
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles92 E1.2
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth51 NE1.5
Rangeville62 ENE0.545.420.9
Romaofflineofflineoffline
Stanthorpe226 SW1.2
Toowoomba74 ENE2.644.420.64360
Warwick28 NNE1.1
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg91 E3.552.323.3
Gayndah77 ENE0.5
Hervey Bay133 SE2.4
Kingaroy66 ENE2.2
Maryborough100 E3.856.64510
Tin Can Bay112 ESE0.3
Toogoom106 ESE0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga83 E6.46022.20
Auckland Point88 E7.166.921.50
Boat Creek84 E4.46422.35000
Boyne Island74 ENE4.465.4-4770
Clinton83 E6.859.922.20
South Gladstone84 E3.361.922.84990
Targinie98 E3.76022.70
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela117 ESE0.6
Blackwater75 ENE3.736.426.60
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere119 ESE1.5
Longreach19 NNE2.729.6
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)89 E3.239270
Moranbah (Utah Dr)93 E2.228.7
Parkhurst----
Yeppoon268 W1.9
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina140 SE0.7
West Mackay135 SE5.422.6
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr91 E5.625.4448
Charters Towers94 E1.5
Ingham114 ESE2.5
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard111 ESE6.365.624.41510
Environment Park96 E3.867.624.71720
Kirwan99 E1
Lennon Drive113 ESE5.367.224.81490
North Ward109 ESE3.761.524.90
South Townsville97 E0.5
Stuart85 E-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton112.8 ESE1
Cairns181 S3.39022.32320
Gordonvale101.1 E0.7
Innisfail167.8 SSE1.9
Mareeba117.5 ESE0.6
Mossman117 ESE1
Weipa93 E0.833
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap353 N1.432.3

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
17 January 2026