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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 4am.

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

Thursday 25 December 2025 4am

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
Beaudesert181 S0
Beerwah184 S0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee91.120.7
Boonah6 N0.2
Burpengary179 S0
Caboolture180 S0
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill245 WSW1.193220
Church weather station, Redbank Plains92.320.1
Coomera309 NW1.583.824.30
Cooroy167 SSE0.2
Deagon266 W0.19222.820
Deception Bay278 W0.386.50
Eagleby204 SSW0.6
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake180 S0
Gatton271 W3.29921.60
Hockey weather station, Raceview80.820.4
Josephville175 S1.610020.30
Kilcoy--
Kippa-Ring180 S0
Lowood179 S0
Lytton214 SW2.682.423.20
Maleny167 SSE0
Moggill171 S0.2
Mountain Creek320 NW0.622.8
Mutdapilly234 SW0.795.320.50
Nambour273 W0.593.822.210
North Maclean234 SW0.798.320.70
Norwell--
Parkwood353 N0.385.923.60
Petrie165 SSE0
Raceview258 WSW0.99420.90
Redbank weather station, Redbank90.620.6
Redlands216 SW0.7
Ripley weather station, Ripley89.520.9
Riverview weather station, Riverview91.820.7
Rocklea228 SW1.191.721.500
South Brisbane227 SW1.121.9
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley91.519.7
Southport339 NNW0.79522.90
Springwood218 SW0.187.320.80
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank90.820.4
Tamborine Mountain167 SSE0.9
Tewantin195 SSW0.1
Upper Kedron178 S0
Woolloongabba242 WSW0.98822.30
Wynnum230 SW294.321.40
Wynnum West228 SW295.321.80
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville25 NNE0.224.3
Chinchilla245 WSW0.1
Dalby180 S0
Goondiwindi--
Highfields173 S1.6
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth105 ESE0.2
Rangeville265 W1.494.218.9
Roma87 E1.822.2
Stanthorpe239 WSW0.3
Toowoomba238 WSW0.793.719.510
Warwick238 WSW0.2
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg342 NNW2.798.323.4
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay319 NW1.7
Kingaroy--
Maryborough324 NW296.110
Tin Can Bay142 SE0.3
Toogoom--
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga336 NNW1.196.622.90.1
Auckland Point297 WNW3.493.823.90
Boat Creek336 NNW1.292.523.510.3
Boyne Island293 WNW1.191-10.2
Clinton317 NW4.587.523.80
South Gladstone303 WNW2.29023.810
Targinie304 NW0.696.323.40.5
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater79 E0.39024.80
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald27 NNE0.788.824.70
Gracemere166 SSE1.2
Longreach360 N3.526
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)28 NNE0.39423.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)90 E0.423.4
Parkhurst318 NW0.590.525
West Rockhampton312 NW1.793.525.400
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina194 SSW0.3
West Mackay19 NNE2.723.9
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr82 E0.327.21
Charters Towers--
Ingham181 S0.1
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard205 SSW1.393.925.600
Environment Park199 SSW0.397.625.301.4
Kirwan187 S0
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward229 SW0.695.225.71.2
South Townsville146 SE0.2
Stuart172 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton301.1 WNW0.3
Cairns173 S1.391.825.200
Gordonvale230.5 SW0.7
Innisfail179.5 S0.3
Mareeba203.8 SSW0
Mossman180 S0
Weipa81 E0.725.8
Yarrabah186 S0
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap72 ENE1.323.6

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