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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 Tuesday 16 December 2025 11pm.

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

Tuesday 16 December 2025 11pm

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
Beaudesert61 ENE0.5
Beerwah148 SSE0.1
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee--
Boonah235 SW0.5
Burpengary179 S1.9
Caboolture83 E0.3
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill174 S2.46922.90
Church weather station, Redbank Plains68.522.5
Coomera172 S3.470.722.10
Cooroy94 E1
Deagon172 S2.771.522.700
Deception Bay180 S3.970.50
Eagleby76 ENE1.9
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake311 NW0.8
Gatton115 ESE2.866.9220
Hockey weather station, Raceview66.423
Josephville158 SSE1.169.520.90
Kilcoy186 S2.4
Kippa-Ring--
Lowood--
Lytton162 SSE4.268.9230
Maleny38 NE2.6
Moggill174 S0.1
Mountain Creek201 SSW1.322.7
Mutdapilly--66.821.90
Nambour187 S0.992.921.400
North Maclean149 SSE2.162.822.50
Norwell80 E0.9
Parkwood154 SSE265.622.10
Petrie65 ENE1.3
Raceview143 SE1.16822.70
Redbank weather station, Redbank--
Redlands--
Ripley weather station, Ripley67.223.2
Riverview weather station, Riverview69.622.5
Rocklea152 SSE11002310
South Brisbane152 SSE322.9
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley--
Southport166 SSE2.468.122.10
Springwood153 SSE2.26321.90
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank69.822.6
Tamborine Mountain66 ENE1.7
Tewantin100 E1.2
Upper Kedron86 E0.9
Woolloongabba153 SSE1.667.423.40
Wynnum169 S2.769.922.10
Wynnum West174 S3.275.322.50
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville66 ENE1.925.2
Chinchilla127 SE0.2
Dalby97 E1.4
Goondiwindi273 W1.8
Highfields35 NE3.9
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth201 SSW0.8
Rangeville97 E0.681.317.6
Roma24 NNE2.821
Stanthorpe162 SSE1.3
Toowoomba106 ESE3.480.417.700
Warwick290 WNW1.9
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg151 SSE2.387.824.7
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay155 SSE1.8
Kingaroy171 S1.8
Maryborough158 SSE2.795.910
Tin Can Bay--
Toogoom220 SW0.6
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga146 SE184.724.50
Auckland Point128 SE4.380.225.20
Boat Creek132 SE2.880.625.400
Boyne Island159 SSE2.984.6-00
Clinton137 SE4.376.925.20
South Gladstone154 SSE2.677.425.310
Targinie125 SE1.982.425.40
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater102 ESE4.469.325.20
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald146 SE1.493.222.40.4
Gracemere19 NNE1.1
Longreach99 E3.323.7
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)122 ESE1.679.124.10
Moranbah (Utah Dr)124 SE1.424.2
Parkhurst143 SE0.475.726.1
West Rockhampton156 SSE2.77825.800.1
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina105 ESE0.6
West Mackay104 ESE427.2
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr84 E2.925.41
Charters Towers--
Ingham81 E0.5
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard105 ESE5.482.425.600
Environment Park98 E3.285.825.300
Kirwan134 SE0.4
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward112 ESE3.484.125.50
South Townsville92 E0.8
Stuart173 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton301.9 WNW0.6
Cairns169 S1.681.927.800
Gordonvale232.6 SW0.4
Innisfail56.6 ENE0.8
Mareeba17.1 NNE0.6
Mossman171 S0.5
Weipa112 ESE0.726.5
Yarrabah176 S0.3
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap106 ESE1.132

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/362 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
20 December 2025