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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 5am.

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

Friday 26 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
Beaudesert109 ESE0.4
Beerwah132 SE0.1
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee89.822.4
Boonah213 SSW0.1
Burpengary124 SE0.9
Caboolture169 S0.1
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill191 S1.576.324.20
Church weather station, Redbank Plains89.221.2
Coomera173 S2.978.523.60
Cooroy104 ESE0.8
Deagon175 S1.774.824.310
Deception Bay191 S2.770.70
Eagleby62 ENE1
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake--
Gatton90 E0.984.122.70
Hockey weather station, Raceview80.122
Josephville174 S1.686.321.50
Kilcoy--
Kippa-Ring247 WSW1.6
Lowood201 SSW0
Lytton172 S2.773.524.20
Maleny35 NE1.5
Moggill180 S0
Mountain Creek210 SSW1.423.1
Mutdapilly170 S1.984.921.90
Nambour204 SSW0.9832410
North Maclean208 SSW0.591.421.60
Norwell--
Parkwood152 SSE1.873.423.70
Petrie82 E0.6
Raceview172 S0.591.322.60
Redbank weather station, Redbank86.421.9
Redlands137 SE2.5
Ripley weather station, Ripley87.822.8
Riverview weather station, Riverview87.221.9
Rocklea209 SSW1.280.423.220
South Brisbane187 S1.123.9
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley9021.6
Southport166 SSE2.377.723.60
Springwood151 SSE1.871.523.10
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank89.221.8
Tamborine Mountain39 NE2.7
Tewantin142 SE0.5
Upper Kedron139 SE0.2
Woolloongabba215 SW0.876.924.40
Wynnum183 S276.923.20
Wynnum West177 S2.781.423.70
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville207 SSW0.418.1
Chinchilla328 NNW0.2
Dalby311 NW0.1
Goondiwindi--
Highfields26 NNE1.8
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth212 SSW1.2
Rangeville58 ENE0.69219
Roma142 SE1.520.9
Stanthorpe160 SSE1
Toowoomba103 ESE2.391.119.310
Warwick312 NW2
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg170 S0.899.823.5
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay163 SSE0.9
Kingaroy--
Maryborough131 SE0.894.910
Tin Can Bay131 SE0.1
Toogoom200 SSW0.3
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga95 E0.69822.70
Auckland Point238 WSW1.493.923.20
Boat Creek260 W1.694.523.110.1
Boyne Island215 SW1.593.1-10
Clinton187 S1.590.423.20
South Gladstone208 SSW1.190.123.510
Targinie174 S0.79823.40
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater207 SSW1.487.622.80
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald205 SSW1.192.922.5
Gracemere67 ENE0.1
Longreach127 SE1.524.2
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)339 NNW0.694.922.60
Moranbah (Utah Dr)337 NNW0.422.7
Parkhurst218 SW0.391.323.3
West Rockhampton155 SSE196.623.600
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina175 S0.1
West Mackay266 W0.624
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr301 WNW1.324.80
Charters Towers--
Ingham209 SSW0.6
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard198 SSW296.524.700
Environment Park253 WSW0.499.524.500
Kirwan173 S0
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward156 SSE1.699.124.70
South Townsville133 SE0
Stuart180 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton102.7 ESE0.6
Cairns178 S0.190.126.600
Gordonvale230.6 SW0.4
Innisfail199.5 SSW0.2
Mareeba165.3 SSE0
Mossman180 S0
Weipa61 ENE1.324.9
Yarrabah340 NNW1.2
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap79 E1.123.2

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/361 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