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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 Monday 29 December 2025 11am.

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

Monday 29 December 2025 11am

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
Beaudesert116 ESE2.9
Beerwah154 SSE0.4
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee5131.1
Boonah188 S1.3
Burpengary90 E1.8
Caboolture--
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill184 S1.743.725.30
Church weather station, Redbank Plains51.528
Coomera157 SSE4.949.724.40
Cooroy81 E1
Deagon200 SSW1.344.625.710520
Deception Bay159 SSE2.542.30
Eagleby69 ENE1.9
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake151 SSE0.6
Gatton120 ESE2.938.423.10
Hockey weather station, Raceview48.529.2
Josephville182 S3.549.222.80
Kilcoy205 SSW1.1
Kippa-Ring--
Lowood221 SW0.9
Lytton191 S2.238.825.90
Maleny49 NE2
Moggill104 ESE1
Mountain Creek155 SSE1.128.3
Mutdapilly161 SSE3.744.323.30
Nambour125 SE2.753.224.810360
North Maclean197 SSW2.645.823.90
Norwell--
Parkwood164 SSE447.424.30
Petrie87 E0.8
Raceview145 SE2.542.224.40
Redbank weather station, Redbank50.329.1
Redlands109 ESE2.6
Ripley weather station, Ripley5028.6
Riverview weather station, Riverview49.629.7
Rocklea183 S1.443.125.310730
South Brisbane181 S1.824.9
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley52.928.4
Southport166 SSE3.748.124.10
Springwood184 S0.837.725.20
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank52.128.1
Tamborine Mountain96 E0.7
Tewantin83 E1.1
Upper Kedron--
Woolloongabba167 SSE1.645.725.20
Wynnum186 S1.638.625.80
Wynnum West201 SSW2.344.526.20
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville1 N1.930
Chinchilla207 SSW0.7
Dalby177 S0.4
Goondiwindi192 SSW0.7
Highfields41 NE1.8
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey--
Pittsworth179 S0.8
Rangeville76 ENE0.645.422.5
Roma19 NNE3.727.7
Stanthorpe159 SSE1.1
Toowoomba98 E2.349.320.411270
Warwick298 WNW2.5
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg126 SE2.654.426.5
Gayndah172 S0.6
Hervey Bay144 SE2.3
Kingaroy113 ESE2
Maryborough134 SE2.5549260
Tin Can Bay142 SE1.9
Toogoom208 SSW0.9
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga97 E2.962.426.30
Auckland Point100 E5.862.625.90
Boat Creek114 ESE2.962.726.25420
Boyne Island105 ESE2.961-6390
Clinton110 ESE4.757.626.10
South Gladstone122 ESE2.75926.49360
Targinie94 E3.964.5260
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater79 E5.964.125.70
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald68 ENE2.768.326.20
Gracemere284 WNW1.9
Longreach26 NNE3.123.5
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)86 E579.924.20
Moranbah (Utah Dr)87 E3.125.1
Parkhurst82 E2.263.827.4
West Rockhampton120 ESE2.965.526.76620
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina110 ESE1.3
West Mackay87 E4.527.9
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr91 E3.827.2517
Charters Towers--
Ingham90 E1.7
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard82 E5.476.725.71920.2
Environment Park86 E3.380.325.32320.2
Kirwan132 SE0.4
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward97 E3.679.925.50
South Townsville94 E0.8
Stuart170 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton270.7 W0.2
Cairns345 NNW1.19425180
Gordonvale134.8 SE0.4
Innisfail40.4 NE0.8
Mareeba228.9 SW0.5
Mossman124 SE0
Weipa345 NNW3.231.4
Yarrabah148 SSE0.9
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap131 SE5.123.4

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
30 December 2025