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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 December 2025 2am.

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

Thursday 25 December 2025 2am

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
Beaudesert164 SSE0.1
Beerwah184 S0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee89.620.7
Boonah50 NE0.1
Burpengary176 S0
Caboolture180 S0
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill252 WSW1.492.722.70
Church weather station, Redbank Plains90.820.4
Coomera331 NNW0.489.2240
Cooroy235 SW0.4
Deagon286 WNW0.291.423.310
Deception Bay225 SW0.986.40
Eagleby204 SSW0.6
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake173 S0
Gatton239 WSW198.2220
Hockey weather station, Raceview80.221
Josephville173 S1.399.520.90
Kilcoy--
Kippa-Ring140 SE0
Lowood180 S0
Lytton238 WSW2.482.924.30
Maleny143 SE0.2
Moggill182 S0.1
Mountain Creek339 NNW0.223
Mutdapilly251 WSW1.295.320.80
Nambour215 SW0.490.722.700
North Maclean240 WSW1.197.820.90
Norwell--
Parkwood259 W0.986.823.80
Petrie172 S0
Raceview259 W0.89221.60
Redbank weather station, Redbank88.920.6
Redlands216 SW0.8
Ripley weather station, Ripley87.821.6
Riverview weather station, Riverview90.520.8
Rocklea225 SW0.990.221.900
South Brisbane221 SW1.122.5
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley90.420.4
Southport303 WNW0.493.623.70
Springwood223 SW0.287.921.40
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank89.320.8
Tamborine Mountain167 SSE0.6
Tewantin260 W0.3
Upper Kedron142 SE0
Woolloongabba244 WSW0.887.922.80
Wynnum239 WSW1.896.322.40
Wynnum West231 SW1.897.222.70
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville294 WNW0.124.3
Chinchilla311 NW0.8
Dalby182 S0
Goondiwindi--
Highfields228 SW1.3
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth180 S0
Rangeville270 W0.59419.2
Roma123 ESE0.823.2
Stanthorpe246 WSW0
Toowoomba304 NW1.290.819.800
Warwick119 ESE0.4
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg6 N1.599.523.6
Gayndah22 NNE0
Hervey Bay290 WNW0.9
Kingaroy225 SW0.6
Maryborough308 NW1.296.800.1
Tin Can Bay209 SSW0.3
Toogoom--
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga315 NW1.995.123.70.1
Auckland Point312 NW1.391.1260
Boat Creek321 NW1.692.425.210.1
Boyne Island318 NW0.992.5-10.6
Clinton324 NW3.286.826.20
South Gladstone328 NNW2.187.626.310
Targinie290 WNW2.594.824.50.9
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater55 NE1.99024.70
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald43 NE1.386.524.90
Gracemere140 SE0.3
Longreach41 NE1.528
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)320 NW2.394.923.40.1
Moranbah (Utah Dr)323 NW1.423.5
Parkhurst296 WNW0.389.825.7
West Rockhampton274 W0.292.725.700
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina197 SSW0.4
West Mackay283 WNW325.5
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr73 ENE0.427.81
Charters Towers--
Ingham84 E0.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard308 NW0.187.826.407.4
Environment Park220 SW0.39425.507.4
Kirwan180 S0
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward211 SSW0.889.926.23
South Townsville149 SSE0.2
Stuart226 SW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton131.4 SE0.2
Cairns337 NNW0.385.926.200
Gordonvale218 SW0.1
Innisfail204.8 SSW0
Mareeba246.5 WSW0.1
Mossman180 S0
Weipa88 E125.7
Yarrabah275 W0.5
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap63 ENE1.324.6

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
25 December 2025