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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 5am.

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

Thursday 25 December 2025 5am

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
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee91.720.7
Boonah64 ENE0.3
Burpengary147 SSE0.1
Caboolture180 S0
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill240 WSW0.993.8220
Church weather station, Redbank Plains92.919.8
Coomera345 NNW1.184.823.90
Cooroy184 S0.1
Deagon334 NNW0.291.922.530
Deception Bay316 NW0.487.40
Eagleby212 SSW0.7
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake180 S0
Gatton287 WNW2.299.521.40
Hockey weather station, Raceview81.120.1
Josephville172 S1.5100200
Kilcoy--
Kippa-Ring180 S0
Lowood84 E0.1
Lytton222 SW282.923.10
Maleny186 S0
Moggill165 SSE0.3
Mountain Creek325 NW0.922.7
Mutdapilly147 SSE197.719.80
Nambour236 SW0.293.222.220
North Maclean270 W0.998.620.40
Norwell--
Parkwood18 NNE0.285.223.60
Petrie165 SSE0
Raceview254 WSW0.393.821.10
Redbank weather station, Redbank91.220.5
Redlands218 SW0.4
Ripley weather station, Ripley90.420.8
Riverview weather station, Riverview92.420.6
Rocklea244 WSW0.591.721.520
South Brisbane227 SW121.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley9219.4
Southport341 NNW0.395.422.70
Springwood323 NW0.188.120.70
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank91.520.2
Tamborine Mountain172 S0.8
Tewantin260 W0.2
Upper Kedron179 S0
Woolloongabba248 WSW0.788.222.10
Wynnum235 SW1.794.821.20
Wynnum West240 WSW1.795.421.70
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville196 SSW0.223.6
Chinchilla180 S0
Dalby180 S0
Goondiwindi--
Highfields166 SSE2.1
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth180 S0
Rangeville262 W1.594.219.1
Roma45 NE0.622.2
Stanthorpe207 SSW0.1
Toowoomba235 SW1.194.819.510
Warwick235 SW0.1
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg336 NNW398.822.7
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay318 NW1.5
Kingaroy--
Maryborough301 WNW1.695.710
Tin Can Bay137 SE0.1
Toogoom--
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga336 NNW1.495.223.30
Auckland Point354 N1.493.223.80
Boat Creek333 NNW1.294.723.410.1
Boyne Island340 NNW1.692.3-10.2
Clinton340 NNW3.38923.80
South Gladstone334 NNW2.389.923.910
Targinie289 WNW1.197.223.40.6
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater298 WNW0.989.124.70
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald57 ENE0.589.424.7
Gracemere200 SSW0.8
Longreach3 N2.126.2
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)183 S0.29423.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)128 SE0.223.4
Parkhurst16 NNE0.29024.7
West Rockhampton334 NNW1.192.925.300
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina180 S0.3
West Mackay285 WNW0.723.7
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr9 N0.925.51
Charters Towers--
Ingham122 ESE0.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard37 NE93.725.4012
Environment Park299 WNW0.497.824.805.8
Kirwan128 SE0.2
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward330 NNW1.397.32519.8
South Townsville210 SSW1.1
Stuart136 SE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton253.1 WSW0.1
Cairns227 SW0.590.42500
Gordonvale225 SW0.6
Innisfail220.9 SW0
Mareeba180 S0
Mossman180 S0
Weipa83 E0.825.7
Yarrabah180 S0
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap87 E1.523.7

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
25 December 2025