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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 30 August 2025 6am.

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

Saturday 30 August 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
Beaudesert197 SSW0.1
Beerwah155 SSE0.3
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee804.8
Boonah225 SW1
Burpengary--
Caboolture196 SSW0.1
Caloundra242 WSW0.1
Cannon Hill269 W1.138.513.50
Church weather station, Redbank Plains76.14.8
Coomera323 NW1.44913.30
Cooroy75 ENE0
Deagon281 W0.364.211.230
Deception Bay334 NNW1.854.80
Eagleby231 SW0.2
Eatons Hill114 ESE0
Forest Lake--
Gatton296 WNW3.241.512.40
Hockey weather station, Raceview72.44
Josephville171 S0.581.65.80
Kilcoy31 NNE0
Kippa-Ring18 NNE0.4
Lowood94 E0
Lytton324 NW356.713.80
Maleny--
Moggill116 ESE0
Mountain Creek251 WSW1.111
Mutdapilly344 NNW1.750.99.70
Nambour221 SW0.665.911.150
North Maclean161 SSE0.21003.70
Norwell0 N0
Parkwood294 WNW1.446.713.60
Petrie125 SE0
Raceview168 SSE0.8-5.80
Redbank weather station, Redbank71.86.5
Redlands275 W1.3
Ripley weather station, Ripley74.52.3
Riverview weather station, Riverview65.88.1
Rocklea138 SE0.673.79.420
South Brisbane272 W1.216.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley82.32.1
Southport315 NW1.644.413.50
Springwood285 WNW1.435.714.20
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank76.34.2
Tamborine Mountain273 W1.1
Tewantin212 SSW0.5
Upper Kedron258 WSW0.4
Woolloongabba125 SE0.452.112.50
Wynnum310 NW2.343.2130
Wynnum West333 NNW2.259.211.50
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville248 WSW0.49.9
Chinchilla157 SSE0.2
Dalby--
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles278 W1.4
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth275 W2.5
Rangeville252 WSW1.653.97.3
Romaofflineofflineoffline
Stanthorpe163 SSE2.1
Toowoomba291 WNW2.651.88.300
Warwick313 NW0.8
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg226 SW1.164.312.4
Gayndah12 NNE0
Hervey Bay68 ENE0
Kingaroy293 WNW0.5
Maryborough264 W1.959.410
Tin Can Bay0 N0
Toogoom0 N0
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga323 NW0.2975.70
Auckland Point257 WSW2.453.414.50
Boat Creek276 W1.54914.400
Boyne Island252 WSW1.648.4-10
Clinton148 SSE0.55713.30
South Gladstone239 WSW2.744.515.800
Targinie218 SW1.722.820.40
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela188 S0.4
Blackwater204 SSW3.336.912.80
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emeraldofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gracemere88 E0
Longreach210 SSW4.312.1
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)335 NNW0.559.611.70
Moranbah (Utah Dr)320 NW0.68
Parkhurst47 NE0.480.66.7
Yeppoon0 N0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina180 S1
West Mackay255 WSW0.712.5
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr296 WNW0.317.31
Charters Towers244 WSW0.2
Ingham204 SSW1
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard201 SSW1.587.518.900
Environment Park238 WSW0.292.41800
Kirwan0 N0
Lennon Drive187 S0.192.218.200
North Ward258 WSW0.389.319.10
South Townsville6 N0
Stuart0 N-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton149.6 SSE0.4
Cairns200 SSW188.819.900
Gordonvale157.6 SSE0.9
Innisfail326.8 NNW0.3
Mareeba14.7 NNE0
Mossman58 ENE0
Weipa135 SE0.620.8
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap157 SSE3.517.1

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
16 January 2026