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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 Saturday 27 September 2025 4am.

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

Saturday 27 September 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
Beaudesert67 ENE0.1
Beerwah180 S0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee80.111.7
Boonah190 S0.2
Burpengary180 S0
Caboolture185 S0
Caloundra211 SSW0.1
Cannon Hill3 N0.872.2170
Church weather station, Redbank Plains81.412.7
Coomera230 SW0.790.414.40
Cooroy180 S0
Deagon319 NW0.283.215.910
Deception Bay311 NW0.980.30
Eagleby285 WNW0.4
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake9 N0
Gatton281 W1.880.211.50
Hockey weather station, Raceview74.112
Josephville160 SSE1.299.812.50
Kilcoy43 NE0.5
Kippa-Ring94 E0.5
Lowood72 ENE0
Lytton316 NW2.378.517.90
Maleny177 S1.3
Moggill0 N0
Mountain Creek316 NW0.414.3
Mutdapilly186 S1.966.814.10
Nambour235 SW0.489.814.200
North Maclean218 SW0.69813.10
Norwell40 NE0.1
Parkwood322 NW0.374.317.70
Petrie185 S0
Raceview218 SW0.282.913.80
Redbank weather station, Redbank80.413.1
Redlands334 NNW2.4
Ripley weather station, Ripley7911.8
Riverview weather station, Riverview77.713.7
Rocklea254 WSW0.978.116.500
South Brisbane235 SW0.118.1
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley83.410.8
Southport300 WNW0.784.116.60
Springwood1 N0.880.615.90
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank81.213.3
Tamborine Mountain246 WSW1
Tewantin184 S0.1
Upper Kedron19 NNE0.1
Woolloongabba294 WNW0.570.6180
Wynnum325 NW2.479.217.10
Wynnum West325 NW1.786.916.40
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville50 NE0.914.2
Chinchilla280 W0.1
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields--
Miles20 NNE0.1
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth17 NNE0
Rangeville139 SE0.382.812.2
Roma2 N1.814.6
Stanthorpe--
Toowoomba132 SE0.77213.210
Warwick14 NNE0
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg168 SSE0.484.315.6
Gayndah0 N0
Hervey Bay253 WSW0.7
Kingaroy49 NE0
Maryborough234 SW194.400
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom54 NE0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga224 SW0.29711.10
Auckland Point9 N0.269.819.40
Boat Creek301 WNW1.59114.310
Boyne Island197 SSW0.776.3-10
Clinton206 SSW179.516.10
South Gladstone191 S0.367.31920
Targinie244 WSW0.39313.70
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela3 N0
Blackwater89 E377.9160
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere0 N0
Longreach44 NE1.718.6
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)102 ESE0.979.814.30
Moranbah (Utah Dr)164 SSE0.913.5
Parkhurst55 NE0.387.512.1
West Rockhampton256 WSW0.192.414.410
Yeppoon53 NE0.4
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina115 ESE0.3
West Mackay109 ESE1.922.6
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr150 SSE0.820.30
Charters Towers27 NNE0
Ingham240 WSW0.2
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard182 S2.268.920.700
Environment Park172 S171.620.200
Kirwan221 SW0.4
Lennon Drive173 S1.270.820.600
North Ward161 SSE2.764.721.20
South Townsville67 ENE0
Stuart144 SE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton0 N0
Cairns208 SSW0.98517.710
Gordonvale145.2 SE1.3
Innisfail304.7 NW0.2
Mareeba28.8 NNE0
Mossman70 ENE0
Weipa124 SE0.721.6
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap104 ESE0.217.5

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
29 December 2025