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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 Tuesday 29 July 2025 8am.

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

Tuesday 29 July 2025 8am

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
Beaudesert208 SSW0.1
Beerwah158 SSE0.2
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee76.96.3
Boonah196 SSW0.3
Burpengary274 W0.3
Caboolture231 SW0.2
Caloundra232 SW0.5
Cannon Hill259 W0.660.7110
Church weather station, Redbank Plains81.74.9
Coomera311 NW0.775.190
Cooroy113 ESE0.3
Deagon185 S0.470.210.82520
Deception Bay289 WNW0.970.50
Eagleby284 WNW1.3
Eatons Hill11 N0
Forest Lake--
Gatton253 WSW0.166.1100
Hockey weather station, Raceview765.9
Josephville154 SSE0.683.16.10
Kilcoy77 ENE0.3
Kippa-Ring26 NNE0.6
Lowood134 SE0.1
Lytton287 WNW2.367.311.70
Maleny--
Moggill0 N0
Mountain Creek260 W0.28
Mutdapilly346 NNW176.26.70
Nambour19 NNE0.187.88.61040
North Maclean224 SW0.298.850
Norwell286 WNW0.3
Parkwood53 NE0.172.48.80
Petrie40 NE0
Raceview133 SE0.685.56.80
Redbank weather station, Redbank75.66.7
Redlands240 WSW1.1
Ripley weather station, Ripley81.13.6
Riverview weather station, Riverview73.37.8
Rocklea255 WSW0.772.8101620
South Brisbane231 SW1.311.5
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley85.83.3
Southport314 NW0.8768.20
Springwood274 W1.468.29.60
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank82.35.4
Tamborine Mountain267 W0.9
Tewantin--
Upper Kedron201 SSW0.3
Woolloongabba255 WSW0.961.711.20
Wynnum273 W1.56510.20
Wynnum West284 WNW1.372.710.40
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville25 NNE0.57.5
Chinchilla56 NE0
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles145 SE0.1
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth--
Rangeville243 WSW1.667.68.1
Roma228 SW0.64.2
Stanthorpe161 SSE1.2
Toowoomba232 SW1.167.97.8430
Warwick261 W0.4
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg194 SSW1.275.39.9
Gayndah29 NNE0
Hervey Bay0 N0
Kingaroy88 E0.1
Maryborough235 SW1.384.61440
Tin Can Bay116 ESE0.1
Toogoom0 N0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga347 NNW0.297.64.70
Auckland Point257 WSW2.270.210.50
Boat Creek266 W1.872.1101680
Boyne Island164 SSE0.667.7-2060
Clinton215 SW2.272.39.20
South Gladstone86 E0.163.213.21780
Targinie288 WNW0.4789.80
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela142 SE0.7
Blackwater346 NNW0.488.56.30
Bluff277 W0.282.38.40
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere153 SSE0.2
Longreach84 E1.49.8
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)249 WSW0.288.980
Moranbah (Utah Dr)336 NNW0.47.2
Parkhurst2 N0.291.76.9
Yeppoon32 NNE0.1
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina97 E0.1
West Mackay276 W1.211.4
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr152 SSE0.616.9123
Charters Towers36 NE0.3
Ingham204 SSW0.5
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard118 ESE2.180.720.9370
Environment Park142 SE0.984.720.6620
Kirwan243 WSW0.3
Lennon Drive146 SE1.385.320.7550
North Ward140 SE1.682.520.70
South Townsville38 NE0
Stuart46 NE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton0 N0
Cairns185 S1.485.321.2980
Gordonvale157.8 SSE1.3
Innisfail290 WNW0.1
Mareeba--
Mossman89 E0
Weipa133 SE1.222
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap326 NW1.317.4

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/354 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
14 January 2026