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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 December 2025 6am.

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

Sunday 28 December 2025 6am

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 E1.7
Beerwah136 SE0.1
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee7818.8
Boonah265 W0.3
Burpengary43 NE0.3
Caboolture33 NNE0.1
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill229 SW1.374.6200
Church weather station, Redbank Plains78.917.6
Coomera184 S1.972.920.20
Cooroy100 E0.9
Deagon270 W0.474.520350
Deception Bay194 SSW2.267.20
Eagleby156 SSE0.2
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake--
Gatton73 ENE178.718.60
Hockey weather station, Raceview75.618.1
Josephville181 S4.678180
Kilcoy101 E0.1
Kippa-Ring--
Lowood209 SSW0.2
Lytton202 SSW368.720.60
Maleny42 NE1.5
Moggill107 ESE0.2
Mountain Creek218 SW1.719.6
Mutdapilly179 S1.479.9180
Nambour204 SSW1.38320.3330
North Maclean198 SSW1.278.518.40
Norwell--
Parkwood155 SSE1.865.920.40
Petrie179 S0.2
Raceview219 SW0.377.919.60
Redbank weather station, Redbank75.318.9
Redlands157 SSE0.9
Ripley weather station, Ripley77.118.7
Riverview weather station, Riverview76.118.7
Rocklea195 SSW1.37319.51010
South Brisbane204 SSW1.519.5
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley82.717.4
Southport175 S1.969.120.30
Springwood197 SSW0.372.718.60
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank79.218.5
Tamborine Mountain54 NE1.1
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron140 SE0.4
Woolloongabba216 SW173.620.20
Wynnum217 SW1.772.419.30
Wynnum West217 SW2.578.319.60
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville41 NE0.217.1
Chinchilla184 S0.4
Dalby334 NNW0.4
Goondiwindi--
Highfields23 NNE2.3
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth215 SW1.3
Rangeville50 NE0.888.715
Roma39 NE2.922
Stanthorpe159 SSE0.8
Toowoomba110 ESE2.387.615.3820
Warwick301 WNW2.8
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg184 S2.39520.5
Gayndah0 N0
Hervey Bay207 SSW0.2
Kingaroy--
Maryborough216 SW2.193.7520
Tin Can Bay155 SSE0.7
Toogoom202 SSW0.5
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga180 S0.390.821.90
Auckland Point143 SE283.9230
Boat Creek181 S1.482.623.7540
Boyne Island171 S2.185.8-550
Clinton183 S1.380.522.90
South Gladstone172 S1.981.722.8450
Targinie130 SE0.787.323.50
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater90 E2.583.523.30
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald65 ENE0.783.723.30
Gracemere274 W0.1
Longreach81 E1.222.5
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)103 ESE0.989.223.80.1
Moranbah (Utah Dr)129 SE0.923.7
Parkhurst205 SSW0.582.423
West Rockhampton135 SE1.487.323450
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina130 SE0.7
West Mackay21 NNE0.326.8
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr149 SSE123.12
Charters Towers--
Ingham178 S0.5
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard160 SSE3.990.323.500.4
Environment Park169 S0.895.922.910.8
Kirwan193 SSW0
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward145 SE2.19523.20.2
South Townsville85 E0.2
Stuart174 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton296.7 WNW0.3
Cairns175 S1.19225.120
Gordonvale198.6 SSW0.3
Innisfail137.4 SE0.3
Mareeba177.2 S0
Mossman180 S0
Weipa31 NNE1.926.7
Yarrabah197 SSW0.1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap89 E323.7

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
28 December 2025