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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 Tuesday 23 December 2025 9pm.

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

Tuesday 23 December 2025 9pm

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
Beaudesert95 E0.2
Beerwah273 W0.1
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee82.726.6
Boonah218 SW0.2
Burpengary139 SE0.5
Caboolture255 WSW0.2
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill329 NNW18326.50.2
Church weather station, Redbank Plains82.926.2
Coomera214 SW0.788.125.20
Cooroy187 S0.2
Deagon330 NNW182.425.800
Deception Bay319 NW184.80.1
Eagleby175 S0.1
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake180 S0
Gatton36 NE1.479.126.70
Hockey weather station, Raceview76.226.8
Josephville161 SSE0.89823.80
Kilcoy126 SE0.1
Kippa-Ring104 ESE0.7
Lowood158 SSE0.4
Lytton329 NNW4.179.726.10
Maleny174 S1
Moggill198 SSW0
Mountain Creek315 NW1.124.3
Mutdapilly306 NW0.284.225.90
Nambour47 NE0.191.92400
North Maclean163 SSE0.691.724.80
Norwell180 S0
Parkwood274 W0.982.825.10
Petrie214 SW0.6
Raceview118 ESE0.482.127.20
Redbank weather station, Redbank82.726.4
Redlands276 W1.2
Ripley weather station, Ripley77.727.3
Riverview weather station, Riverview82.226.6
Rocklea342 NNW1.477.82700.1
South Brisbane320 NW0.826.9
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley8326.1
Southport275 W0.489.5250
Springwood352 N0.684.924.80
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank8126.7
Tamborine Mountain208 SSW0.6
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron206 SSW0.1
Woolloongabba316 NW0.879.627.20
Wynnum333 NNW2.584.325.40
Wynnum West335 NNW2.790.425.60
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville20 NNE0.426.2
Chinchilla228 SW0
Dalby206 SSW0
Goondiwindi249 WSW1
Highfields218 SW0.1
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth180 S0
Rangeville269 W0.280.923
Roma337 NNW1.424.3
Stanthorpe219 SW0.2
Toowoomba298 WNW0.477.823.810
Warwick166 SSE1
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg346 NNW1.387.427.6
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay320 NW0.5
Kingaroy--
Maryborough196 SSW2.791.610.7
Tin Can Bay210 SSW0.4
Toogoom--
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga17 NNE1.980.827.90
Auckland Point18 NNE1.582.4280
Boat Creek25 NNE1.780.128.210
Boyne Island17 NNE2.482-00
Clinton20 NNE3.776.728.20
South Gladstone24 NNE2.477.328.410
Targinie23 NNE0.583.128.30
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater219 SW2.870.626.80.6
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald195 SSW1.467.328.20
Gracemere276 W1.5
Longreach156 SSE3.627.2
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)43 NE362.230.70
Moranbah (Utah Dr)39 NE1.830.4
Parkhurst40 NE1.679.727.9
West Rockhampton28 NNE2.378.62900
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina226 SW0.6
West Mackay25 NNE3.428.6
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr67 ENE1.828.40
Charters Towers--
Ingham83 E0.5
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard65 ENE4.881.228.900
Environment Park82 E1.681.12900
Kirwan142 SE0.5
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward71 ENE2.18428.90
South Townsville57 ENE0.5
Stuart145 SE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton175.5 S0.6
Cairns5 N0.380.429.200
Gordonvale164.5 SSE0.2
Innisfail213.8 SW0
Mareeba231.1 SW0.8
Mossman180 S0
Weipa107 ESE0.927.9
Yarrabah174 S0
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap103 ESE0.925.3

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
24 December 2025