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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 7am.

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

Friday 26 December 2025 7am

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
Beaudesert99 E0.7
Beerwah160 SSE0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee91.223.1
Boonah213 SSW0.5
Burpengary66 ENE0.9
Caboolture151 SSE0.1
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill185 S1.776.224.60
Church weather station, Redbank Plains91.422.6
Coomera164 SSE3.177.624.10
Cooroy98 E1.1
Deagon174 S1.97524.5780
Deception Bay190 S2.569.90
Eagleby49 NE1.3
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake--
Gatton121 ESE2.181.622.90
Hockey weather station, Raceview80.523
Josephville182 S2.582.122.50
Kilcoy--
Kippa-Ring245 WSW1.8
Lowood217 SW0.3
Lytton177 S2.972.824.50
Maleny32 NNE1.2
Moggill175 S0.1
Mountain Creek217 SW1.723.8
Mutdapilly172 S282.522.80
Nambour205 SSW1.280.924.71620
North Maclean195 SSW1.383230
Norwell--
Parkwood164 SSE2.171.924.20
Petrie81 E0.3
Raceview162 SSE1.281.823.50
Redbank weather station, Redbank87.622.9
Redlands137 SE2.4
Ripley weather station, Ripley87.724
Riverview weather station, Riverview87.322.9
Rocklea210 SSW1.578.623.51120
South Brisbane215 SW1.523.7
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley91.122.6
Southport166 SSE2.375.624.10
Springwood137 SE1.970.823.70
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank89.823.5
Tamborine Mountain35 NE2.4
Tewantin115 ESE0.8
Upper Kedron119 ESE0.7
Woolloongabba239 WSW0.979.424.30
Wynnum182 S2.375.923.60
Wynnum West177 S3.279.824.20
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville173 S0.419.7
Chinchilla340 NNW0.7
Dalby334 NNW0.6
Goondiwindi--
Highfields35 NE2.1
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth203 SSW1.6
Rangeville53 NE0.890.719.2
Roma174 S2.123
Stanthorpe165 SSE0.8
Toowoomba105 ESE2.589.919.51120
Warwick314 NW2.7
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg153 SSE1.898.723.5
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay139 SE0.5
Kingaroy--
Maryborough211 SSW1.292.5560
Tin Can Bay150 SSE0.8
Toogoom194 SSW0.2
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga123 ESE0.49723.10
Auckland Point241 WSW0.992.123.80
Boat Creek261 W293.623.5830
Boyne Island199 SSW1.590.9-1270
Clinton193 SSW1.588.523.70
South Gladstone204 SSW1.386.824.1680
Targinie168 SSE0.794.8240
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater116 ESE1.184.923.50
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald150 SSE1.389.323.30
Gracemere37 NE0.6
Longreach113 ESE2.524.5
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)136 SE1.39522.80.1
Moranbah (Utah Dr)142 SE1.523
Parkhurst211 SSW0.691.323.9
West Rockhampton137 SE1.795.424.21300
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina127 SE0.2
West Mackay251 WSW0.624.2
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr228 SW0.525.250
Charters Towers--
Ingham209 SSW0.6
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard206 SSW1.894.425.3310
Environment Park254 WSW0.399.525540
Kirwan180 S0
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward158 SSE0.99725.50
South Townsville161 SSE0
Stuart180 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton114.2 ESE0.9
Cairns166 SSE0.591.126.6440
Gordonvale231.3 SW0.4
Innisfail198.8 SSW0.1
Mareeba209.6 SSW0.1
Mossman180 S0
Weipa37 NE0.925
Yarrabah338 NNW1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap70 ENE0.623.2

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