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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 Thursday 30 October 2025 5am.

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

Thursday 30 October 2025 5am

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
Beerwah147 SSE0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee87.216.8
Boonah292 WNW0.4
Burpengary--
Caboolture180 S0
Caloundra180 S0
Cannon Hill178 S0.184.218.90
Church weather station, Redbank Plains88.216.5
Coomera265 W193.917.90.1
Cooroy180 S0
Deagon231 SW0.190.21920
Deception Bay255 WSW0.785.20
Eagleby203 SSW0.3
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake180 S0
Gatton140 SE193.718.70
Hockey weather station, Raceview80.117.4
Josephville167 SSE1.110016.50
Kilcoy17 NNE0
Kippa-Ring168 SSE0
Lowood179 S0.1
Lytton265 W1.281.820.80
Maleny175 S0.4
Moggill--
Mountain Creek252 WSW0.319.3
Mutdapilly261 W1.386.417.90
Nambour145 SE0.19418.320
North Maclean244 WSW0.510016.30
Norwell180 S0
Parkwood207 SSW0.489.6180
Petrie216 SW0.1
Raceview271 W0.594.617.70
Redbank weather station, Redbank87.217.2
Redlands180 S0
Ripley weather station, Ripley8616.6
Riverview weather station, Riverview88.317.7
Rocklea221 SW0.587.91910
South Brisbane204 SSW0.819.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley88.916.1
Southport208 SSW0.594.318.30
Springwood141 SE0.288.617.40
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank87.717.5
Tamborine Mountain182 S0.6
Tewantin184 S0
Upper Kedron178 S0
Woolloongabba251 WSW0.583.819.90
Wynnum256 WSW1.192.919.20
Wynnum West195 SSW197.118.70
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville39 NE0.114
Chinchilla254 WSW0.1
Dalbyofflineoffline
Goondiwindiofflineoffline
Highfields0 N0
Miles20 NNE0.2
Oakey0 N0
Pittsworth--
Rangeville----
Roma216 SW1.315.5
Stanthorpe22 NNE0
Toowoomba47 NE0.487.917.300
Warwick152 SSE0.1
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg174 S1.596.819.6
Gayndah0 N0
Hervey Bay183 S0.5
Kingaroy64 ENE0.3
Maryborough197 SSW0.896.410
Tin Can Bay--
Toogoom85 E0.1
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga206 SSW0.496.720.60
Auckland Point85 E3.482.2240
Boat Creek288 WNW0.790.222.100
Boyne Island177 S1.291.1-10
Clinton141 SE1.48522.40
South Gladstone179 S185.222.410
Targinie184 S0.391.323.30
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela156 SSE1.1
Blackwater96 E3.989.920.90
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald128 SE196.819.70
Gracemere--
Longreach155 SSE2.117.8
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)288 WNW1.581.621.60
Moranbah (Utah Dr)307 NW222.2
Parkhurst212 SSW0.192.420.8
West Rockhampton135 SE1942210
Yeppoon239 WSW0.6
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina--
West Mackay272 W1.221
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr349 N0.626.71
Charters Towers--
Ingham197 SSW0.2
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard321 NW2.577.927.500
Environment Park0 N1.180.927.100
Kirwan209 SSW0
Lennon Drive347 NNW2.681.227.500
North Ward351 N2.784.927.20
South Townsville255 WSW1.5
Stuart172 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton328.4 NNW0.3
Cairns140 SE1.289.324.200
Gordonvale--
Innisfail255.2 WSW0.5
Mareeba--
Mossman159 SSE0.2
Weipa117 ESE1.324.4
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap177 S0.819.8

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