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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 Wednesday 31 December 2025 12am.

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

Wednesday 31 December 2025 12am

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
Beaudesert146 SE0.1
Beerwah180 S0
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee73.319.6
Boonah317 NW0.6
Burpengary180 S0
Caboolture180 S0
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill158 SSE0.173.322.40
Church weather station, Redbank Plains73.218.5
Coomera244 WSW177.819.80
Cooroy180 S0
Deagon264 W0.27621.120
Deception Bay250 WSW1.266.90
Eagleby177 S0
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake180 S0
Gatton211 SSW0.77119.80
Hockey weather station, Raceview67.919.2
Josephville186 S0.980.318.20
Kilcoy--
Kippa-Ring--
Lowood204 SSW0.1
Lytton58 ENE1.469.1230
Maleny204 SSW0.1
Moggill180 S0
Mountain Creek223 SW0.419.9
Mutdapilly207 SSW1.574.8200
Nambour253 WSW0.288.71910
North Maclean231 SW0.389.917.50
Norwell--
Parkwood250 WSW0.567.6210
Petrie121 ESE0.3
Raceview176 S0.775.821.10
Redbank weather station, Redbank71.120
Redlands180 S0
Ripley weather station, Ripley68.120.5
Riverview weather station, Riverview70.320.6
Rocklea96 E0.369.722.510
South Brisbane28 NNE0.523.2
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley76.117.6
Southport234 SW0.471.420.60
Springwood75 ENE0.479.218.20
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank70.820
Tamborine Mountain78 ENE0.2
Tewantin189 S0.1
Upper Kedron180 S0
Woolloongabba93 E0.470.823.40
Wynnum62 ENE1.169.222.10
Wynnum West207 SSW0.981.621.20
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville30 NNE0.728.1
Chinchilla212 SSW0.7
Dalby298 WNW0.2
Goondiwindi--
Highfields22 NNE0.6
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey180 S0
Pittsworth167 SSE2.5
Rangeville68 ENE0.479.316.7
Roma3 N2.226
Stanthorpe104 ESE0.4
Toowoomba87 E2.776.417.400
Warwick295 WNW0.3
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg33 NNE0.277.223
Gayndah--
Hervey Bay--
Kingaroy76 ENE1
Maryborough222 SW0.882.310
Tin Can Bay--
Toogoom--
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga223 SW0.286.919.90
Auckland Point64 ENE1.766.425.40
Boat Creek302 WNW1.280.521.310
Boyne Island34 NE1.367.6-10
Clinton207 SSW1.268.923.80
South Gladstone39 NE1.165.825.310
Targinie274 W0.286.521.10
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater60 ENE2.262.7240
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald28 NNE1.956.425.50
Gracemere122 ESE0
Longreach15 NNE4.524.7
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)75 ENE0.978.722.60
Moranbah (Utah Dr)98 E0.422.6
Parkhurst53 NE076.122.2
West Rockhampton188 S0.376.823.310
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina124 SE0.7
West Mackay77 ENE2.726.7
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr92 E2.526.50
Charters Towers--
Ingham--
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard99 E4.867.127.400
Environment Park110 ESE2.375.226.500
Kirwan126 SE0.2
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward109 ESE2.869.727.10
South Townsville69 ENE0.6
Stuart178 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton241.8 WSW0.4
Cairns266 W0.9932400
Gordonvale144.4 SE0.1
Innisfail172.8 S1.7
Mareeba149 SSE0.1
Mossman180 S0
Weipa85 E0.725.7
Yarrabah202 SSW0.1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap123 ESE0.922.4

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
31 December 2025