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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 19 June 2025 7pm.

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

Thursday 19 June 2025 7pm

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
Beaudesert161 SSE0.4
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee67.615.4
Boonah182 S0.4
Burpengary165 SSE0.5
Caboolture94 E0
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill170 S0.961.518.20
Church weather station, Redbank Plains66.615.6
Coomera172 S373.617.70
Cooroy132 SE0
Deagon167 SSE0.471.91810
Deception Bay157 SSE1.972.30
Eagleby137 SE0.1
Eatons Hill191 S0.1
Forest Lake--
Gatton164 SSE2.365.216.70
Hockey weather station, Raceview61.916.8
Josephville172 S271.216.10
Kilcoy64 ENE0.2
Kippa-Ring176 S1.2
Lowood114 ESE0.2
Lytton146 SE4.265.918.50
Maleny--
Moggill129 SE0.1
Mountain Creek182 S0.418.2
Mutdapilly195 SSW2.362.816.70
Nambour233 SW0.77917.120
North Maclean183 S1.866.917.10
Norwell126 SE0
Parkwood167 SSE270.417.60
Petrie47 NE0.1
Raceview175 S0.46917.20
Redbank weather station, Redbank63.417.2
Redlands168 SSE0.9
Ripley weather station, Ripley63.815.4
Riverview weather station, Riverview63.917.2
Rocklea152 SSE0.864.917.910
South Brisbane196 SSW1.418.3
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley68.813.5
Southport175 S2.174.317.40
Springwood159 SSE0.864.917.40
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank64.316.6
Tamborine Mountain184 S0.7
Tewantin218 SW0.4
Upper Kedron189 S0.6
Woolloongabba202 SSW0.858.418.30
Wynnum158 SSE266.417.50
Wynnum West169 S1.87517.50
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville168 SSE0.213.7
Chinchilla43 NE0
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles7 N0
Oakey80 E0.1
Pittsworth--
Rangeville240 WSW0.281.311.1
Roma113 ESE0.414.5
Stanthorpe115 ESE0
Toowoomba142 SE0.96813.410
Warwick89 E0.2
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundabergofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gayndah175 S0.7
Hervey Bay167 SSE0.8
Kingaroy0 N0
Maryborough183 S1.776.600
Tin Can Bay151 SSE0.2
Toogoom103 ESE0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga89 E1.573.319.40
Auckland Point100 E572.320.40
Boat Creek129 SE0.771.120.410
Boyne Island130 SE1.773.4-00
Clinton116 ESE2.869.620.40
South Gladstone128 SE1.968.120.710
Targinie135 SE0.675.319.80
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela157 SSE1.2
Blackwater143 SE2.250.219.90
Bluff186 S0.648.6190
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere119 ESE0.1
Longreach98 E1.620.8
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)123 ESE0.758.419.10
Moranbah (Utah Dr)146 SE1.519
Parkhurst70 ENE2.267.820.7
Yeppoon260 W0.3
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina170 S1.1
West Mackay170 S1.719.7
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr103 ESE1.321.20
Charters Towers62 ENE0
Ingham55 NE0.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard93 E2.677.222.300
Environment Park100 E2.682.521.900
Kirwan90 E0.2
Lennon Drive108 ESE3.581.52200
North Ward111 ESE1.776.922.10
South Townsville144 SE0.2
Stuart97 E-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton112.4 ESE0.8
Cairns178 S478.822.500
Gordonvale86.4 E0.1
Innisfail195.7 SSW1.1
Mareeba181.6 S0.3
Mossman166 SSE0.1
Weipa123 ESE326.9
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap117 ESE1.522.1

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/354 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
14 December 2025