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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 3am.

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

Thursday 25 December 2025 3am

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
Beaudesert180 S0
Beerwah180 S0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee90.420.7
Boonah21 NNE0.2
Burpengary180 S0
Caboolture180 S0
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill245 WSW1.192.322.30
Church weather station, Redbank Plains91.720.3
Coomera348 NNW0.689.123.50
Cooroy194 SSW0.1
Deagon230 SW0.291.72310
Deception Bay235 SW0.886.50
Eagleby192 SSW0.7
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake180 S0
Gatton259 W2.598.721.90
Hockey weather station, Raceview80.520.6
Josephville156 SSE1.310020.60
Kilcoy--
Kippa-Ring180 S0
Lowood179 S0
Lytton224 SW2.581.923.80
Maleny141 SE0
Moggill177 S0.3
Mountain Creek354 N0.422.9
Mutdapilly232 SW1.193.520.90
Nambour230 SW0.49322.400
North Maclean208 SSW0.89820.80
Norwell--
Parkwood320 NW0.984.1240
Petrie176 S0
Raceview260 W0.89421.10
Redbank weather station, Redbank89.820.5
Redlands213 SSW0.4
Ripley weather station, Ripley88.621.3
Riverview weather station, Riverview91.320.8
Rocklea220 SW1.79121.600
South Brisbane222 SW0.922
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley9120.1
Southport338 NNW0.794.523.20
Springwood212 SSW0.287.221.10
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank90.120.6
Tamborine Mountain167 SSE0.9
Tewantin180 S0
Upper Kedron165 SSE0
Woolloongabba243 WSW0.78822.50
Wynnum227 SW1.794.121.80
Wynnum West230 SW1.894.622.20
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville321 NW0.124.5
Chinchilla323 NW0.5
Dalby180 S0
Goondiwindi--
Highfields198 SSW1.5
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth91 E0.7
Rangeville266 W0.99418.8
Roma104 ESE2.322.8
Stanthorpe295 WNW0.1
Toowoomba252 WSW0.692.219.610
Warwick154 SSE0.2
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg6 N1.698.824
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay303 WNW0.9
Kingaroy--
Maryborough340 NNW2.198.800
Tin Can Bay204 SSW0.5
Toogoom--
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga322 NW1.795.8230.4
Auckland Point297 WNW5.49224.40.1
Boat Creek309 NW1.989.424.310.2
Boyne Island275 W1.391-10
Clinton314 NW4.385.124.80
South Gladstone300 WNW2.688.224.710
Targinie289 WNW2.594.423.60.6
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater72 ENE1.59024.60
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald55 NE1.188.524.50
Gracemere144 SE0.3
Longreach9 N3.227.1
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)298 WNW194.423.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)344 NNW0.723.4
Parkhurst287 WNW0.390.325.5
West Rockhampton293 WNW0.591.525.900.6
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina191 S1.1
West Mackay239 WSW1.224.4
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr125 SE0.127.61
Charters Towers--
Ingham205 SSW0.7
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard190 S2.392.325.701.2
Environment Park167 SSE0.59725.100.2
Kirwan185 S0
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward159 SSE1.194.625.60
South Townsville97 E0.1
Stuart241 WSW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton156.1 SSE0
Cairns166 SSE0.889.125.800
Gordonvale218.1 SW0
Innisfail167.3 SSE0
Mareeba305.1 NW0.2
Mossman180 S0
Weipa73 ENE0.825.7
Yarrabah185 S0.1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap59 ENE1.523.6

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