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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 Friday 26 December 2025 2am.

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

Friday 26 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
Beaudesert83 E0.7
Beerwah128 SE0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee8723.2
Boonah224 SW0.3
Burpengary152 SSE1.1
Caboolture83 E0.1
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill178 S275.424.70
Church weather station, Redbank Plains86.422.8
Coomera171 S3.277.524.10
Cooroy140 SE0.3
Deagon174 S2.175.224.700
Deception Bay184 S3.3710
Eagleby44 NE1
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake180 S0
Gatton19 NNE1.48522.90
Hockey weather station, Raceview78.923.1
Josephville178 S380.422.80
Kilcoy162 SSE0.2
Kippa-Ring--
Lowood231 SW0.1
Lytton165 SSE3.175.124.50
Maleny31 NNE1.4
Moggill186 S0
Mountain Creek224 SW1.823.9
Mutdapilly184 S1.483.722.80
Nambour189 S0.586.124.700
North Maclean312 NW084.522.90
Norwell--
Parkwood154 SSE2.371.724.20
Petrie47 NE1.1
Raceview187 S0.188.123.90
Redbank weather station, Redbank84.923.2
Redlands130 SE2.5
Ripley weather station, Ripley84.523.6
Riverview weather station, Riverview84.423.3
Rocklea196 SSW0.57524.800
South Brisbane162 SSE1.924.7
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley87.722.8
Southport169 S2.876.924.10
Springwood146 SE2.368.723.90
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank86.523
Tamborine Mountain41 NE1.4
Tewantin166 SSE0.1
Upper Kedron--
Woolloongabba166 SSE173.625.30
Wynnum176 S2.37923.60
Wynnum West173 S2.883.4240
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville152 SSE0.223.1
Chinchilla289 WNW0.2
Dalby266 W0.1
Goondiwindi--
Highfields26 NNE1.8
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth201 SSW1.5
Rangeville57 ENE0.690.819.6
Roma156 SSE0.323.5
Stanthorpe162 SSE1.3
Toowoomba101 E2.391.319.800
Warwick303 WNW2
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg181 S0.497.324.3
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay139 SE0.3
Kingaroy--
Maryborough198 SSW1.995.100
Tin Can Bay122 ESE0.3
Toogoom117 ESE0.1
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga232 SW0.59822.40
Auckland Point357 N0.89423.80
Boat Creek337 NNW0.89523.310
Boyne Island223 SW0.494.2-10
Clinton301 WNW1.291.623.50
South Gladstone322 NW190.923.710
Targinie293 WNW0.998.723.10
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater359 N1.290.322.70
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald74 ENE0.591.322.90
Gracemere329 NNW0.2
Longreach76 ENE1.125.2
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)5 N0.69522.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)353 N0.522.6
Parkhurst207 SSW0.19123.1
West Rockhampton125 SE1.196.223.300.2
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina203 SSW0.1
West Mackay155 SSE1.124.1
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr297 WNW2.424.50
Charters Towers--
Ingham214 SW0.5
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard14 NNE1.390.225.507
Environment Park189 S0.398.224.606.4
Kirwan102 ESE0.2
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward320 NW0.89525.36.2
South Townsville148 SSE0.2
Stuart204 SSW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton138.9 SE0.6
Cairns154 SSE0.590.826.600
Gordonvale193.9 SSW0.2
Innisfail215.7 SW0.1
Mareeba77.1 ENE0.1
Mossman180 S0
Weipa300 WNW0.527.2
Yarrabah180 S0
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap115 ESE0.723.2

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
27 December 2025