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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 8pm.

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

Thursday 18 December 2025 8pm

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
Beaudesert296 WNW0.6
Beerwah169 S0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee--
Boonah109 ESE1.7
Burpengary275 W0.4
Caboolture114 ESE0.1
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill80 E1.966.524.60
Church weather station, Redbank Plains55.924.8
Coomera52 NE0.670.723.50
Cooroy180 S0
Deagon97 E0.769.224.510
Deception Bay78 ENE1.867.10
Eagleby16 NNE0.6
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake191 S0
Gatton71 ENE2.76023.90
Hockey weather station, Raceview52.226.1
Josephville4 N1.371.222.10
Kilcoy111 ESE0.4
Kippa-Ring228 SW0.5
Lowood181 S0.9
Lytton90 E2.465.924.10
Maleny223 SW0
Moggill316 NW0.6
Mountain Creek99 E123.7
Mutdapilly--62.223.70
Nambour234 SW0.777.821.700
North Maclean60 ENE1.470.422.70
Norwell180 S0
Parkwood85 E1.161.424.30
Petrie215 SW0.1
Raceview56 NE2.361.824.70
Redbank weather station, Redbank--
Redlands54 NE0.9
Ripley weather station, Ripley55.125.7
Riverview weather station, Riverview57.724.9
Rocklea65 ENE2.110024.700
South Brisbane64 ENE1.524.5
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley--
Southport72 ENE0.867.423.50
Springwood77 ENE0.867.122.20
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank5625.2
Tamborine Mountain21 NNE1.3
Tewantin95 E0.1
Upper Kedron283 WNW0.7
Woolloongabba59 ENE1.866.324.80
Wynnum87 E366.723.70
Wynnum West89 E2.871.924.10
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville73 ENE0.331.4
Chinchilla108 ESE0.5
Dalby319 NW0.2
Goondiwindi180 S0
Highfields15 NNE0.9
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey--
Pittsworth167 SSE1.3
Rangeville55 NE0.568.920.8
Roma49 NE129.9
Stanthorpe138 SE0.9
Toowoomba94 E3.363.522.100
Warwick202 SSW0.3
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg123 ESE2.572.825.2
Gayndah64 ENE0.2
Hervey Bay166 SSE1.3
Kingaroy77 ENE1.7
Maryborough140 SE1.767.700
Tin Can Bay--
Toogoom155 SSE0.1
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga94 E4.376.8260
Auckland Point96 E7.774.826.30
Boat Creek102 ESE474.926.500
Boyne Island112 ESE3.572.9-00
Clinton102 ESE7.16926.60
South Gladstone113 ESE2.971.426.810
Targinie104 ESE3.478.226.30
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater40 NE3.546.129.30
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald66 ENE0.841.330.10
Gracemere312 NW1
Longreach108 ESE5.432.3
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)55 NE3.767.727.70
Moranbah (Utah Dr)61 ENE1.827.3
Parkhurst73 ENE2.872.826.2
West Rockhampton113 ESE273.326.600
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina105 ESE1.1
West Mackay130 SE3.726.6
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr81 E2.827.40
Charters Towers87 E1.6
Ingham69 ENE0.8
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard106 ESE4.870.62810
Environment Park104 ESE2.972.627.800
Kirwan107 ESE1
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward106 ESE2.672.6280
South Townsville78 ENE0.8
Stuart167 SSE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton298.4 WNW0.9
Cairns183 S2.386.32620
Gordonvale206.8 SSW1.1
Innisfail56.3 ENE0.6
Mareeba108 ESE1.2
Mossman177 S0
Weipa80 E1.231.6
Yarrabah161 SSE0.3
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap47 NE1.930.8

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
19 December 2025