Live air data

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 ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air/air-monitoring/air-quality-categories ) and smoke and dust health action levels ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/health/ ) which are updated hourly.

close ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?category=meteorological&date=03%2F04%2F2025&hour=6# )

What’s new

View the current smoke and dust levels ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/health/ ) across Queensland and general guidance on what actions to take to protect your health during a smoke event

Current smoke and dust levels

There are currently no elevated health action levels ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/health/ ).

Based on PM2.5 readings at air monitoring stations and smoke sensors at Thursday 3 April 2025 6am.

For current bushfire and smoke warnings, visit the Queensland Fire Department website ( https://www.fire.qld.gov.au/Current-Incidents ).

Thursday 3 April 2025 6am Change date ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?category=meteorological&date=03%2F04%2F2025&hour=6#air-quality-table-date )

    • Hour Prev ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03%2F04%2F2025&hour=5&category=meteorological ) Next ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03%2F04%2F2025&hour=7&category=meteorological )
    • Reset ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality )

Air quality data is available from 1 January 2020. Historical data back to 2010 is available on the Queensland Government data portal ( https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset?q=%22air+quality+monitoring%22 ). Individual stations have been monitoring for different time periods so data may not be available for all possible times.

  • Air quality ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03/04/2025&hour=6&category=air-quality )
  • Organics ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03/04/2025&hour=6&category=organics )
  • Hydrogen sulfide ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03/04/2025&hour=6&category=hydrogen-sulfide )
  • Metals ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03/04/2025&hour=6&category=metals )
  • Meteorological ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03/04/2025&hour=6&category=meteorological )
  • Smoke sensors ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03/04/2025&hour=6&category=smoke-sensors )

Meteorological

Select a value within the table to generate charts ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/chart/ ) and to download air quality data ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/download/ ).

South East Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Beaudesert---
Beerwah---
Boonah---
Burpengary---
Caboolture---
Caloundra218 SW0.423.7
Cannon Hill238 WSW1.387.419.90
Church weather station, Redbank Plains95.619.8
Coomera224 SW0.693.720.70
Cooroy---
Deagon173 S0.791.620.510
Deception Bay178 S1.6920
Eagleby280 W0.321.6
Eatons Hill---
Forest Lake---
Gatton13 NNE0.710019.60
Hockey weather station, Raceview84.419.8
Josephville169 S1.495.1190
Kilcoy148 SSE0.122
Kippa-Ring211 SSW0.622.7
Lowood47 NE0.122.4
Lytton213 SSW3.886.920.70
Maleny---
Moggill251 WSW0.221.7
Mountain Creek223 SW0.822.1
Mutdapilly246 WSW0.49019.70
Nambour119 ESE0.49722.200
North Maclean261 W0.798.719.20
Norwell---
Parkwood197 SSW0.690.421.20
Petrie77 ENE023
Raceview228 SW0.39719.60
Redbank weather station, Redbank95.119.9
Redlands---
Ripley weather station, Ripley94.919.7
Riverview weather station, Riverview95.219.8
Rocklea270 W1.28819.7offline0
South Brisbane203 SSW1.220
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley94.819.7
Southport243 WSW0.498.120.80
Springwood210 SSW0.289.518.70
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains94.919.9
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank95.219.8
Tamborine Mountain0 N021.9
Tewantin---
Upper Kedron---
Woolloongabba225 SW0.78920.10
Wynnum225 SW2.494.219.30
Wynnum West207 SSW2.699.519.70
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville199 SSW0.718.7
Chinchilla173 S023.4
Dalby230 SW0.523.4
Goondiwindi295 WNW0.322.3
Highfields0 N020.1
Miles305 NW0.123.2
Oakey184 S0.620.9
Pittsworth111 ESE119.4
Rangeville----
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe121 ESE0.118.6
Toowoomba105 ESE0.59518.700
Warwick---
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg206 SSW0.19923.6
Gayndah---
Gympie25.4
Hervey Bay0 N025.5
Kingaroy187 S0.423.6
Maryborough318 NW0.498.500
Tin Can Bay---
Toogoom0 N024.8
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga317 NW293.926.10.2
Auckland Point292 WNW4.19126.30
Boat Creek303 WNW2.58727.210
Boyne Island283 WNW0.490.1-20.1
Clinton283 WNW1.685.626.70
South Gladstone278 W184.626.420
Targinie283 WNW2.294.526.40
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela---
Blackwater344 NNW0.89524.60.1
Bluff305 NW0.487.124.30
Emerald327 NNW0.68824.50
Gracemere45 NE0.127.6
Longreach210 SSW1.922.5
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)272 W1.59824.80.6
Moranbah (Utah Dr)273 W0.825
Parkhurst27 NNE0.292.926.1
Yeppoon17 NNE026.8
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpine202 SSW0.6
Sarina0 N027.7
West Mackay347 NNW2.727.6
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayrofflineofflineofflineoffline
Charters Towers244 WSW0.324.6
Ingham0 N026.9
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard312 NW0.589.526.400
Environment Park322 NW0.191.825.900
Kirwan72 ENE027
Lennon Drive293 WNW0.392.62600
North Ward239 WSW0.790.825.40
South Townsville169 S0.227.5
Stuart---
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton---
Cairns261 W0.985.425.900
Gordonvale55 NE027.4
Innisfail137.2 SE0.126.7
Mareeba0 N025.6
Mossman97 E026.3
Weipa45 NE1.126.1
Yarrabah28.1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap158 SSE2.321.9

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/405 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 ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air-monitoring/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 ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air-monitoring/meteorology-factors#windspeed )

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 ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air-monitoring/meteorology-factors#windspeed )

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 ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air-monitoring/meteorology-factors#humidity )

Temperature

Measuring temperature supports air quality assessment, air quality modelling and forecasting activities.

Temperature is measured in degrees Celsius.

More information about Temperature ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air-monitoring/meteorology-factors#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 ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air-monitoring/meteorology-factors#solar )

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 ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/monitoring/air-monitoring/meteorology-factors#rainfall )