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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 7am.

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

Thursday 18 December 2025 7am

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
Beaudesert132 SE0.3
Beerwah130 SE0.2
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee--
Boonah252 WSW0.6
Burpengary16 NNE1.2
Caboolture--
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill202 SSW1.570.822.20
Church weather station, Redbank Plains85.320.2
Coomera156 SSE2.471.922.50
Cooroy77 ENE0.6
Deagon187 S1.270.722.23320
Deception Bay196 SSW2.767.40
Eagleby144 SE0.5
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake--
Gatton272 W1.686.417.70.1
Hockey weather station, Raceview79.220.1
Josephville180 S2.18119.20
Kilcoy81 E0.1
Kippa-Ring264 W1
Lowood113 ESE0.2
Lytton179 S266.222.90
Maleny40 NE1.3
Moggill165 SSE0.3
Mountain Creek244 WSW2.222.4
Mutdapilly--78.119.30
Nambour133 SE0.578.222.61950
North Maclean206 SSW1.380.319.30
Norwell85 E0.5
Parkwood168 SSE1.965.922.70
Petrie128 SE0.5
Raceview300 WNW0.579.419.90
Redbank weather station, Redbank--
Redlands145 SE1.2
Ripley weather station, Ripley82.519.4
Riverview weather station, Riverview81.919.8
Rocklea195 SSW1.210021.72340
South Brisbane217 SW1.521.6
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley--
Southport175 S1.767.622.60
Springwood188 S0.770.820.20
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank83.720
Tamborine Mountain55 NE1.9
Tewantin148 SSE0.5
Upper Kedron134 SE0.7
Woolloongabba229 SW170.622.10
Wynnum185 S1.76821.80
Wynnum West181 S2.773.821.90
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville60 ENE0.921.9
Chinchilla144 SE0.5
Dalby239 WSW0.3
Goondiwindi251 WSW2.1
Highfields20 NNE1.9
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth202 SSW0.8
Rangeville90 E0.679.917.5
Roma50 NE2.521.2
Stanthorpe154 SSE0.4
Toowoomba103 ESE3.176.517.42420
Warwick286 WNW2
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg169 S2.583.322.1
Gayndah170 S0.2
Hervey Bay177 S0.6
Kingaroy149 SSE0.4
Maryborough171 S2.279.72820
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom211 SSW0.5
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga167 SSE0.975.222.50
Auckland Point144 SE3.470.523.40
Boat Creek155 SSE2.970.923.52870
Boyne Island168 SSE3.672.6-2280
Clinton147 SSE3.366.823.50
South Gladstone163 SSE2.668.123.32380
Targinie142 SE1.272.423.70
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater105 ESE5.755.224.10
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald142 SE281.222.30
Gracemere70 ENE2
Longreach62 ENE2.325.6
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)126 SE3.48122.70
Moranbah (Utah Dr)134 SE3.323.1
Parkhurst210 SSW170.623.5
West Rockhampton135 SE2.373.223.12440
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina101 E2.1
West Mackay159 SSE3.424.7
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr139 SE1.825.1105
Charters Towers--
Ingham89 E2
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard157 SSE3.574.126.8820
Environment Park149 SSE1.275.226.91260
Kirwan183 S0.2
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward137 SE3.475.726.80
South Townsville67 ENE0.9
Stuart205 SSW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton292.1 WNW1
Cairns179 S1.986.525.5300
Gordonvale218 SW0.6
Innisfail206.1 SSW0.2
Mareeba115.5 ESE0.4
Mossman164 SSE0.4
Weipa118 ESE1.225.8
Yarrabah175 S0.7
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap23 NNE1.124

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
21 December 2025