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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 Sunday 28 September 2025 11pm.

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

Sunday 28 September 2025 11pm

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
Beaudesert180 S0.4
Beerwah262 W0.1
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee77.118.9
Boonah227 SW0.9
Burpengary180 S0
Caboolture200 SSW0
Caloundra231 SW0.2
Cannon Hill1 N1.180.220.90
Church weather station, Redbank Plains76.319.9
Coomera315 NW0.68920.30
Cooroy180 S0
Deagon332 NNW0.38920.210
Deception Bay324 NW186.10
Eagleby3 N0
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake56 NE0.1
Gatton150 SSE181.6200
Hockey weather station, Raceview71.320.2
Josephville178 S0.992.318.60
Kilcoy157 SSE0.1
Kippa-Ring119 ESE0.4
Lowood13 NNE0
Lytton355 N4.882.421.60
Maleny174 S0.9
Moggill156 SSE0.2
Mountain Creek335 NNW0.419.2
Mutdapilly184 S1.876.919.20
Nambour161 SSE0.191.618.410
North Maclean75 ENE0.395.818.90
Norwell0 N0
Parkwood319 NW1.982.1210
Petrie180 S0
Raceview108 ESE1.184.720.50
Redbank weather station, Redbank77.820.1
Redlands261 W1.8
Ripley weather station, Ripley72.520
Riverview weather station, Riverview76.220.2
Rocklea358 N1.883.121.210
South Brisbane32 NNE1.721
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley78.118.1
Southport312 NW0.891.119.80
Springwood356 N0.685.619.60
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank75.720.2
Tamborine Mountain280 W0.5
Tewantin187 S0
Upper Kedron101 E0.3
Woolloongabba353 N1.68021.20
Wynnum14 NNE2.686.420.50
Wynnum West354 N2.79320.70
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville210 SSW0.216.6
Chinchilla48 NE0.1
Dalby--
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Highfields0 N0
Miles2 N0
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth46 NE1.4
Rangeville71 ENE0.478.818
Roma8 N0.418.6
Stanthorpe21 NNE0
Toowoomba75 ENE1.669.618.900
Warwick132 SE0.3
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg169 S0.695.820.2
Gayndah97 E0
Hervey Bay45 NE0.1
Kingaroy194 SSW0.6
Maryborough238 WSW0.59210
Tin Can Bay23 NNE0
Toogoom22 NNE0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga7 N0.195.516.50
Auckland Point92 E1.385.221.60
Boat Creek309 NW19517.810
Boyne Island200 SSW0.688.8-00
Clinton205 SSW0.785.919.60
South Gladstone251 WSW0.685.320.510
Targinie242 WSW0.195.717.50
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela29 NNE0
Blackwater86 E3.469.722.40
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere0 N0
Longreach116 ESE2.123.7
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)199 SSW0.166.221.90
Moranbah (Utah Dr)168 SSE0.421.5
Parkhurst71 ENE083.918.4
West Rockhampton237 WSW0.391.919.210
Yeppoon0 N0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina12 NNE0
West Mackay270 W0.720.7
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr20 NNE0.223.21
Charters Towers81 E0.8
Ingham26 NNE0
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard155 SSE1.381.824.100
Environment Park166 SSE0.585.923.400
Kirwan8 N0
Lennon Drive159 SSE0.885.523.700
North Ward157 SSE0.983.223.70
South Townsville37 NE0
Stuart0 N-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton100 E0.1
Cairns240 WSW0.586.522.800
Gordonvale100.3 E0.1
Innisfail140.6 SE0
Mareeba0 N0
Mossman115 ESE0.1
Weipa33 NNE128.1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap153 SSE0.723.1

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
2 January 2026