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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 12pm.

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

Thursday 18 December 2025 12pm

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
Beaudesert197 SSW1
Beerwah230 SW0.4
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee--
Boonah178 S0.8
Burpengary270 W1.9
Caboolture80 E0.9
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill117 ESE1.844.127.90
Church weather station, Redbank Plains56.132.1
Coomera99 E3.354.925.90
Cooroy52 NE1
Deagon87 E1.651.627.811790
Deception Bay62 ENE2.453.20
Eagleby71 ENE1.9
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake228 SW0.7
Gatton109 ESE2.548.326.20
Hockey weather station, Raceview52.832
Josephville2 N0.450.426.20
Kilcoy147 SSE0.4
Kippa-Ring229 SW1.2
Lowood--
Lytton113 ESE4.647.126.50
Maleny179 S1.5
Moggill137 SE0.8
Mountain Creek126 SE2.129.5
Mutdapilly--49.926.70
Nambour86 E3.260.326.17020
North Maclean101 E1.747.326.60
Norwell--
Parkwood98 E2.750.926.10
Petrie44 NE1.4
Raceview133 SE0.947.927.30
Redbank weather station, Redbank--
Redlands67 ENE2.2
Ripley weather station, Ripley54.931.4
Riverview weather station, Riverview55.131.4
Rocklea123 ESE1.210028.210590
South Brisbane142 SE1.327.3
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley--
Southport102 ESE1.856.625.50
Springwood121 ESE2.243.225.90
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank52.632.6
Tamborine Mountain39 NE1.6
Tewantin74 ENE0.8
Upper Kedron184 S1
Woolloongabba129 SE1.546.2280
Wynnum101 E4.749.625.80
Wynnum West94 E4.854.126.80
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville24 NNE1.730.3
Chinchilla172 S1
Dalby279 W0.7
Goondiwindi159 SSE0.6
Highfields34 NE1.8
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey175 S0
Pittsworth198 SSW1.5
Rangeville78 ENE0.855.224.9
Roma105 ESE2.729.9
Stanthorpe159 SSE0.8
Toowoomba93 E2.558.422.811630
Warwick239 WSW1.3
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg108 ESE3.554.528.8
Gayndah58 ENE0.5
Hervey Bay142 SE2.9
Kingaroy80 E2
Maryborough118 ESE3.655.29800
Tin Can Bay136 SE1.8
Toogoom195 SSW1
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga123 ESE1.756.529.50
Auckland Point91 E5.860.228.30
Boat Creek70 ENE3.96128.78520
Boyne Island97 E3.157.4-8730
Clinton92 E4.753.529.20
South Gladstone107 ESE2.654.129.710680
Targinie90 E3.557.729.30
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater96 E336.829.60
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald65 ENE1.644.830.40
Gracemere277 W1.4
Longreach84 E3.830.1
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)89 E3.559.428.60
Moranbah (Utah Dr)101 E2.530.3
Parkhurst85 E1.857.929.6
West Rockhampton114 ESE2.156.229.34300
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina108 ESE1.1
West Mackay130 SE5.528.2
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr90 E4.2301061
Charters Towers108 ESE1.6
Ingham93 E3.1
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard97 E5.660.329.49160
Environment Park100 E3.858.930.610360
Kirwan123 ESE1
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward93 E3.460.929.90
South Townsville115 ESE0.9
Stuart--
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton274.2 W1.9
Cairns190 S2.48527.36390
Gordonvale218.7 SW1.2
Innisfail46.1 NE1.4
Mareeba57.4 ENE2.2
Mossman119 ESE0.4
Weipa39 NE329.4
Yarrabah150 SSE1.9
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap48 NE332.6

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