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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 18 December 2025 10am.

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

Thursday 18 December 2025 10am

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
Beaudesert319 NW1
Beerwah137 SE0.3
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee--
Boonah224 SW0.5
Burpengary288 WNW1.2
Caboolture77 ENE0.9
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill147 SSE1.950.326.60
Church weather station, Redbank Plains68.328
Coomera122 ESE3.156250
Cooroy112 ESE0.8
Deagon129 SE151.827.19360
Deception Bay141 SE2.149.20
Eagleby--
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake276 W0.5
Gatton102 ESE3.154.824.20
Hockey weather station, Raceview63.729.3
Josephville189 S1.159.1240
Kilcoy109 ESE0.5
Kippa-Ring243 WSW1.8
Lowood187 S1.4
Lytton128 SE446.526.20
Maleny66 ENE1.8
Moggill133 SE0.8
Mountain Creek128 SE2.227.5
Mutdapilly--53.725.20
Nambour132 SE1.967.225.34080
North Maclean90 E1.752.125.50
Norwell76 ENE1.3
Parkwood119 ESE2.650.525.40
Petrie49 NE1.1
Raceview116 ESE1.852.825.70
Redbank weather station, Redbank--
Redlands108 ESE2.1
Ripley weather station, Ripley66.428.9
Riverview weather station, Riverview67.427.8
Rocklea101 E0.910026.65980
South Brisbane134 SE1.926
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley--
Southport120 ESE1.554.125.20
Springwood121 ESE1.846.825.10
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank65.229.3
Tamborine Mountain46 NE2
Tewantin85 E0.9
Upper Kedron92 E0.7
Woolloongabba116 ESE1.653.126.40
Wynnum114 ESE3.246.7260
Wynnum West127 SE2.749.127.60
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville22 NNE2.327.4
Chinchilla165 SSE0.7
Dalby308 NW0.7
Goondiwindi265 W1.2
Highfields131 SE2
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth172 S1.4
Rangeville83 E0.762.322.7
Roma62 ENE2.626.7
Stanthorpe139 SE0.8
Toowoomba78 ENE2.862.7219550
Warwick278 W1.1
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg125 SE3.360.827.6
Gayndah95 E0.3
Hervey Bay138 SE2.6
Kingaroy113 ESE1.6
Maryborough130 SE3.660.66880
Tin Can Bay78 ENE0.3
Toogoom194 SSW0.9
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga144 SE1.663.427.30
Auckland Point104 ESE663.726.90
Boat Creek115 ESE3.460.427.57880
Boyne Island152 SSE3.363.7-8250
Clinton122 ESE557.827.30
South Gladstone125 SE2.65927.99020
Targinie105 ESE2.86127.80
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater92 E4.75026.80
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald84 E1.555.627.40
Gracemere143 SE1.6
Longreach74 ENE3.928
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)103 ESE4.566.126.30
Moranbah (Utah Dr)112 ESE3.127.9
Parkhurst115 ESE1.358.628.7
West Rockhampton136 SE3.258.6288620
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina102 ESE1.8
West Mackay120 ESE4.927.2
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr102 ESE4.429.4909
Charters Towers103 ESE1.7
Ingham108 ESE1.6
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard114 ESE666.928.47460
Environment Park113 ESE3.662.129.88560
Kirwan120 ESE0.7
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward115 ESE465.929.20
South Townsville74 ENE1.3
Stuart182 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton264.8 W1.8
Cairns190 S2.287.225.83430
Gordonvale202.8 SSW1.4
Innisfail34.1 NE1.5
Mareeba87.7 E1.9
Mossman179 S0.3
Weipa89 E2.829.9
Yarrabah179 S0.7
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap56 NE2.429.8

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