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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 25 September 2025 7am.

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

Thursday 25 September 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
Beaudesert151 SSE0.1
Beerwah151 SSE0.3
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee--
Boonah207 SSW0.4
Burpengary159 SSE0
Caboolture180 S0
Caloundra180 S0
Cannon Hill235 SW0.969130
Church weather station, Redbank Plains83.38.1
Coomera308 NW0.385.912.50
Cooroy200 SSW0.1
Deagon262 W0.483.211.51230
Deception Bay237 WSW0.975.40
Eagleby277 W0.6
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake141 SE0
Gatton266 W4.863.411.70.1
Hockey weather station, Raceview78.39.2
Josephville158 SSE1.894.78.70
Kilcoy10 N0
Kippa-Ring251 WSW0.2
Lowood228 SW0.3
Lytton207 SSW2.368.214.50
Maleny176 S0
Moggill267 W0.6
Mountain Creek184 S0.113.9
Mutdapilly207 SSW0.581.89.70
Nambour284 WNW0.282.913.11120
North Maclean209 SSW0.699.97.80
Norwell263 W0.1
Parkwood206 SSW071.714.90
Petrie180 S0
Raceview173 S0.7-10.50
Redbank weather station, Redbank81.310.5
Redlands239 WSW2
Ripley weather station, Ripley806.3
Riverview weather station, Riverview75.512
Rocklea188 S0.770.213.61560
South Brisbane226 SW1.213.9
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley84.65.3
Southport229 SW081.213.50
Springwood194 SSW0.571.412.90
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank82.68.5
Tamborine Mountain40 NE0
Tewantin213 SSW0.1
Upper Kedron0 N0
Woolloongabba234 SW0.662.514.20
Wynnum226 SW1.969.712.90
Wynnum West228 SW2.278.412.80
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville194 SSW0.27.1
Chinchilla40 NE0
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles177 S0
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth131 SE0.2
Rangeville238 WSW1.451.213.3
Roma352 N0.96.5
Stanthorpe0 N0
Toowoomba225 SW1.458.611.81810
Warwick119 ESE0.5
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg242 WSW1.18715.1
Gayndah120 ESE0.2
Hervey Bay164 SSE0.1
Kingaroy0 N0
Maryborough247 WSW0.989.21280
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom0 N0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga312 NW0.197.610.10
Auckland Point255 WSW2.579.714.80
Boat Creek258 WSW2.976.215.81450
Boyne Island245 WSW1.573.2-1600
Clinton198 SSW276.814.80
South Gladstone229 SW2.373.5161370
Targinie306 NW0.195.3140
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela165 SSE0.8
Blackwater173 S0.483.111.80
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere123 ESE0.1
Longreach131 SE3.313.1
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)314 NW0.480.610.10
Moranbah (Utah Dr)201 SSW0.510.5
Parkhurst30 NNE0.389.911
West Rockhampton335 NNW0.188.213.81350
Yeppoon0 N0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina182 S1.1
West Mackay258 WSW1.115.7
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr163 SSE0.818.273
Charters Towers68 ENE0
Ingham214 SW0.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard182 S2.282.519.8200
Environment Park190 S0.785.919.3390
Kirwan223 SW0.5
Lennon Drive175 S1.485.219.6320
North Ward162 SSE2.579.420.30
South Townsville0 N0
Stuart88 E-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton130.1 SE0.6
Cairns92 E0.787.719.7460
Gordonvale119.3 ESE0.5
Innisfail295.1 WNW0.2
Mareeba196.3 SSW0
Mossman67 ENE0
Weipa147 SSE1.322.1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap130 SE1.719.1

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/360 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
31 December 2025