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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 Sunday 24 August 2025 11am.

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

Sunday 24 August 2025 11am

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
Beaudesert--
Beerwah146 SE0.5
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee72.724.1
Boonah145 SE1.1
Burpengary179 S1.4
Caboolture169 S0.7
Caloundra--
Cannon Hill208 SSW247.520.80
Church weather station, Redbank Plains72.823.9
Coomera169 S3.355.721.10
Cooroy165 SSE1.1
Deagon190 S1.454.621.67800
Deception Bay172 S2.653.10
Eagleby186 S0.8
Eatons Hill201 SSW0.8
Forest Lake--
Gatton253 WSW0.755.519.70
Hockey weather station, Raceview7123.3
Josephville167 SSE3.849.7200
Kilcoy211 SSW0.9
Kippa-Ring189 S1.5
Lowood276 W0.8
Lytton191 S3.151.121.90
Maleny--
Moggill237 WSW0.6
Mountain Creek171 S0.924
Mutdapilly185 S2.643.821.10
Nambour125 SE2.26121.57280
North Maclean211 SSW153.220.60
Norwell166 SSE0.4
Parkwood165 SSE3.254.8210
Petrie101 E0.7
Raceview194 SSW0.7-21.5-
Redbank weather station, Redbank69.323.9
Redlands156 SSE2.1
Ripley weather station, Ripley74.923.5
Riverview weather station, Riverview72.421.8
Rocklea188 S1.45221.67800
South Brisbane209 SSW1.820.9
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley82.620.9
Southport167 SSE2.953.820.90
Springwood125 SE2.450.320.90
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank7424
Tamborine Mountain251 WSW0.6
Tewantin178 S1.6
Upper Kedron188 S1.3
Woolloongabba195 SSW1.247.421.10
Wynnum183 S2.450.121.60
Wynnum West185 S3.354.622.10
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville133 SE1.120.9
Chinchilla159 SSE0.6
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles158 SSE0.4
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth167 SSE0.9
Rangeville172 S0.561.316.7
Roma168 SSE319.2
Stanthorpe157 SSE0.5
Toowoomba305 NW1.158.617.15240
Warwick137 SE1.9
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg155 SSE2.256.122.5
Gayndah206 SSW0.4
Hervey Bay168 SSE1.7
Kingaroy202 SSW0.7
Maryborough167 SSE2.563.47470
Tin Can Bay161 SSE1.6
Toogoom200 SSW0.7
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga150 SSE138.9230
Auckland Point48 NE1.551.422.30
Boat Creek117 ESE1.642.2238180
Boyne Island49 NE2.246.6-8460
Clinton186 S14122.90
South Gladstone61 ENE1.646.623.18230
Targinie134 SE0.937.723.70
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela157 SSE1.2
Blackwater103 ESE140.722.20
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere253 WSW0.6
Longreach98 E4.524
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)113 ESE3.542.422.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)130 SE2.524.4
Parkhurst208 SSW0.74523.6
Yeppoon256 WSW0.7
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina111 ESE0.6
West Mackay113 ESE3.122.8
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr102 ESE0.826781
Charters Towers110 ESE0.9
Ingham180 S0.6
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard65 ENE1.769.623.64150
Environment Park108 ESE1.455.227.85060
Kirwan113 ESE0.4
Lennon Drive113 ESE1.754.227.64420
North Ward52 NE1.670.123.80
South Townsville198 SSW0.4
Stuart107 ESE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton110.2 ESE0.9
Cairns164 SSE3.145.627.28290
Gordonvale--
Innisfail174.4 S1.1
Mareeba113.7 ESE0.6
Mossman69 ENE0.7
Weipa119 ESE3.229.2
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap90 E2.326.1

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
13 January 2026