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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 24 July 2025 5pm.

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

Thursday 24 July 2025 5pm

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
Beaudesert190 S0.9
Beerwah86 E0.1
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee49.820
Boonah143 SE0.5
Burpengary185 S0.5
Caboolture77 ENE0
Caloundra175 S1.4
Cannon Hill177 S0.729.418.90
Church weather station, Redbank Plains51.121
Coomera8 N0.64918.40
Cooroy135 SE0.5
Deagon201 SSW0.140.119.3610
Deception Bay231 SW0.937.30
Eagleby254 WSW0.6
Eatons Hill145 SE0.1
Forest Lake92 E0.1
Gatton257 WSW3.132.117.90
Hockey weather station, Raceview46.620.2
Josephville166 SSE1.64316.30
Kilcoy187 S0.9
Kippa-Ring117 ESE0.3
Lowood143 SE0.8
Lytton52 NE1.537.818.30
Maleny--
Moggill114 ESE0.2
Mountain Creek142 SE0.918.8
Mutdapilly161 SSE1.529.118.60
Nambour158 SSE0.849.6181380
North Maclean171 S1.238.517.60
Norwell12 NNE0
Parkwood157 SSE1.543.118.10
Petrie166 SSE0.2
Raceview158 SSE1.731.718.70
Redbank weather station, Redbank45.922.2
Redlands198 SSW0.7
Ripley weather station, Ripley49.422.3
Riverview weather station, Riverview46.520.4
Rocklea158 SSE0.734.619.21180
South Brisbane152 SSE0.419
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley48.919.9
Southport170 S1.738.317.50
Springwood150 SSE0.729.318.40
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank48.420.3
Tamborine Mountain73 ENE0
Tewantin164 SSE0.8
Upper Kedron290 WNW0.6
Woolloongabba175 S0.42919.70
Wynnum46 NE0.736.817.60
Wynnum West123 ESE0.437.819.40
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville92 E1.117.8
Chinchilla170 S0.7
Dalby--
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Highfields0 N0
Miles211 SSW0.2
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth195 SSW1.4
Rangeville236 SW0.944.912.1
Roma126 SE2.117
Stanthorpe131 SE1
Toowoomba219 SW1.640.613.21340
Warwick226 SW1.5
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg201 SSW2.13220.8
Gayndah208 SSW1.1
Hervey Bay181 S0.8
Kingaroy189 S1.6
Maryborough225 SW2.330.61330
Tin Can Bay150 SSE0.9
Toogoom197 SSW0.3
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga241 WSW1.443.223.20
Auckland Point75 ENE4.164.420.10
Boat Creek76 ENE258.621.61640
Boyne Island95 E1.663.7-1260
Clinton99 E2.649.322.40
South Gladstone86 E1.556.621.61600
Targinie127 SE0.548.923.30
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela163 SSE1.4
Blackwater105 ESE1.342.822.70
Bluff111 ESE1.442.221.30
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere222 SW1.4
Longreach107 ESE2.724.6
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)107 ESE2.446.223.90
Moranbah (Utah Dr)135 SE2.325.4
Parkhurst230 SW0.94622.7
Yeppoon219 SW1
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina88 E0.6
West Mackay114 ESE3.720.9
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr67 ENE3.324.4235
Charters Towers118 ESE0.9
Ingham64 ENE1.6
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard55 NE4.88623.31760
Environment Park77 ENE1.568.727.51840
Kirwan86 E0.6
Lennon Drive44 NE3.974.526.11600
North Ward71 ENE2.285.923.60
South Townsville338 NNW1.2
Stuart53 NE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton105 ESE0.8
Cairns107 ESE2.57625.81120
Gordonvale95.1 E0.5
Innisfail166.9 SSE1.1
Mareeba69.4 ENE1.2
Mossman112 ESE0.6
Weipa98 E2.730.8
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap49 NE1.828.4

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
16 January 2026