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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 December 2025 3am.

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

Saturday 27 December 2025 3am

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
Beaudesert79 E1.7
Beerwah--
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee75.720.9
Boonah--
Burpengary12 NNE1.5
Caboolture130 SE0.3
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill205 SSW1.874.421.40
Church weather station, Redbank Plains76.420.1
Coomera169 S4.380.820.20
Cooroy97 E1.3
Deagon181 S1.774.921.410
Deception Bay193 SSW3.573.90
Eagleby--
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake--
Gatton121 ESE1.976.219.60
Hockey weather station, Raceview73.220.5
Josephville172 S4.679.518.10
Kilcoy171 S0.6
Kippa-Ring253 WSW3.2
Lowood223 SW0.3
Lytton174 S4.869.522.30
Maleny33 NNE2.9
Moggill61 ENE0.6
Mountain Creek196 SSW1.421.4
Mutdapilly164 SSE4.378.118.80
Nambour167 SSE0.890.32100
North Maclean193 SSW2.678.418.90
Norwell--
Parkwood160 SSE3.375.920.20
Petrie50 NE0.7
Raceview153 SSE1.774.320.40
Redbank weather station, Redbank74.720.5
Redlands143 SE3.6
Ripley weather station, Ripley74.920.6
Riverview weather station, Riverview74.220.7
Rocklea200 SSW2.173.920.300
South Brisbane207 SSW220.6
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley78.419.7
Southport166 SSE483.119.90
Springwood188 S0.772.119.90
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank77.420.2
Tamborine Mountain60 ENE1.8
Tewantin128 SE1.1
Upper Kedron118 ESE1
Woolloongabba211 SSW1.374.521.20
Wynnum175 S3.671.821.10
Wynnum West172 S3.876.321.60
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville188 S0.321.3
Chinchilla127 SE0.2
Dalby153 SSE1.5
Goondiwindi--
Highfields27 NNE3
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth222 SW2
Rangeville68 ENE0.591.115.3
Roma165 SSE1.421.8
Stanthorpe160 SSE1.2
Toowoomba97 E4.18815.800
Warwick285 WNW4.6
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg169 S1.794.623.2
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay147 SSE0.8
Kingaroy127 SE1.8
Maryborough187 S1.891.910
Tin Can Bay146 SE0.9
Toogoom17 NNE0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga162 SSE0.789.524.10
Auckland Point129 SE3.384.524.80
Boat Creek140 SE1.4852510
Boyne Island166 SSE2.587.3-00
Clinton142 SE2.680.324.80
South Gladstone155 SSE2.18224.710
Targinie131 SE1.487.1250
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater73 ENE1.584.9240
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald77 ENE0.682.8250
Gracemere93 E1.4
Longreach286 WNW1.227.8
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)105 ESE0.884.524.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)132 SE0.724.3
Parkhurst184 S0.680.425.7
West Rockhampton141 SE1.79124.900
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina156 SSE0.3
West Mackay278 W122.7
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr285 WNW0.125.71
Charters Towers--
Ingham229 SW0.9
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard203 SSW0.891.425.800
Environment Park295 WNW0.198.525.300
Kirwan180 S0
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward240 WSW0.395.625.40
South Townsville151 SSE0
Stuart180 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton118.5 ESE0.4
Cairns177 S2.192.425.800
Gordonvale270.5 W0.6
Innisfail137.5 SE0.1
Mareeba180 S0
Mossman175 S0
Weipa37 NE1.626.3
Yarrabah190 S0.2
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap58 ENE1.423.4

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