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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 9am.

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

Saturday 27 December 2025 9am

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
Beaudesert102 ESE2.6
Beerwah115 ESE0.3
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee74.524.7
Boonah190 S1.2
Burpengary13 NNE1.3
Caboolture116 ESE0.4
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill160 SSE3.372.222.60
Church weather station, Redbank Plains7424.7
Coomera156 SSE5.87521.40
Cooroy88 E1.2
Deagon168 SSE2.674.821.92000
Deception Bay197 SSW2.884.20.1
Eagleby54 NE2.6
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake216 SW0.4
Gatton129 SE3.666.521.50
Hockey weather station, Raceview71.324.7
Josephville166 SSE2.971.320.60
Kilcoy197 SSW2
Kippa-Ring--
Lowood244 WSW0.9
Lytton148 SSE770.622.50
Maleny37 NE2.1
Moggill64 ENE0.8
Mountain Creek221 SW2.520.2
Mutdapilly169 S4.668.521.60
Nambour164 SSE0.986.821.12040.1
North Maclean187 S1.46921.90
Norwell--
Parkwood162 SSE4.36921.50
Petrie51 NE1.4
Raceview152 SSE2.367.522.50
Redbank weather station, Redbank7224.4
Redlands134 SE3.4
Ripley weather station, Ripley7224.5
Riverview weather station, Riverview72.924.4
Rocklea172 S0.967.722.62010
South Brisbane147 SSE322.5
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley77.323.7
Southport162 SSE4.174.221.10
Springwood140 SE3.365.921.60
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank75.124.5
Tamborine Mountain46 NE2.9
Tewantin140 SE1.4
Upper Kedron90 E1.1
Woolloongabba153 SSE270.422.90
Wynnum164 SSE4.27321.70
Wynnum West166 SSE3.975.522.50
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville84 E1.426.2
Chinchilla101 E0.9
Dalby342 NNW2.8
Goondiwindi--
Highfields30 NNE3.5
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth193 SSW2
Rangeville74 ENE0.976.919.2
Roma44 NE325.4
Stanthorpe167 SSE1.8
Toowoomba90 E4.17618.67490
Warwick292 WNW4.7
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg156 SSE3.374.926.6
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay170 S2.3
Kingaroy--
Maryborough172 S3.678.34930
Tin Can Bay150 SSE1.5
Toogoom227 SW0.9
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga143 SE1.376.726.80
Auckland Point122 ESE4.274.626.80
Boat Creek121 ESE3.274.126.95510
Boyne Island154 SSE374.4-6010
Clinton128 SE4.46926.90
South Gladstone145 SE2.571.227.15840
Targinie113 ESE2.377270
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater96 E4.371.325.90
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald57 ENE1.577.826.40
Gracemere94 E1.5
Longreach310 NW528.2
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)116 ESE2.980.325.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)125 SE2.226.4
Parkhurst185 S0.874.526.9
West Rockhampton140 SE2.679.226.42770
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina104 ESE1.5
West Mackay183 S2.426.6
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr150 SSE0.927339
Charters Towers--
Ingham212 SSW0.7
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard164 SSE2.485.5273100
Environment Park168 SSE0.983.628.53560
Kirwan209 SSW0.1
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward149 SSE2.285.327.20
South Townsville73 ENE0.7
Stuart232 SW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton87.7 E0.9
Cairns131 SE0.27829.75870
Gordonvale203 SSW0.3
Innisfail165.2 SSE0.1
Mareeba319 NW0.4
Mossman170 S0
Weipa20 NNE2.329.4
Yarrabah347 NNW1.5
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap70 ENE1.724.9

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