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=7# )

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 7am.

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

Thursday 3 April 2025 7am Change date ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?category=meteorological&date=03%2F04%2F2025&hour=7#air-quality-table-date )

    • Hour Prev ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03%2F04%2F2025&hour=6&category=meteorological ) Next ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03%2F04%2F2025&hour=8&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=7&category=air-quality )
  • Organics ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03/04/2025&hour=7&category=organics )
  • Hydrogen sulfide ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03/04/2025&hour=7&category=hydrogen-sulfide )
  • Metals ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03/04/2025&hour=7&category=metals )
  • Meteorological ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03/04/2025&hour=7&category=meteorological )
  • Smoke sensors ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03/04/2025&hour=7&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---
Caloundra199 SSW123.6
Cannon Hill245 WSW1.387.220.10
Church weather station, Redbank Plains95.819.9
Coomera222 SW0.891.920.80
Cooroy---
Deagon167 SSE0.69120.6270
Deception Bay167 SSE1.891.10
Eagleby280 W0.721.6
Eatons Hill---
Forest Lake---
Gatton6 N0.910019.60
Hockey weather station, Raceview84.620
Josephville169 S1.292.819.30
Kilcoy210 SSW0.122.1
Kippa-Ring202 SSW0.722.6
Lowood31 NNE0.122.7
Lytton218 SW3.585.5210
Maleny---
Moggill276 W0.521.8
Mountain Creek219 SW0.722.2
Mutdapilly325 NW0.59019.90
Nambour101 E0.39722.3160
North Maclean236 SW0.998.819.40
Norwell---
Parkwood266 W0.589.221.50
Petrie185 S0.223.1
Raceview277 W0.696.919.70
Redbank weather station, Redbank95.320
Redlands---
Ripley weather station, Ripley95.119.8
Riverview weather station, Riverview95.320
Rocklea283 WNW1.48819.7offline0
South Brisbane218 SW1.320
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley9519.8
Southport230 SW0.398.120.80
Springwood220 SW0.189.6190
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains95.120.1
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank95.419.9
Tamborine Mountain0 N022.2
Tewantin---
Upper Kedron---
Woolloongabba241 WSW0.688.920.20
Wynnum228 SW2.392.719.40
Wynnum West215 SW2.397.919.70
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville202 SSW0.118.5
Chinchilla16 NNE023.4
Dalby164 SSE0.322.8
Goondiwindi261 W1.121.8
Highfields0 N020
Miles303 WNW0.223.2
Oakey171 S0.320.8
Pittsworth110 ESE119.5
Rangeville----
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe78 ENE018.9
Toowoomba92 E0.79518.5150
Warwick---
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg25 NNE0.29923.8
Gayndah---
Gympie25.5
Hervey Bay0 N025.7
Kingaroy314 NW0.423.7
Maryborough312 NW0.598.5420
Tin Can Bay---
Toogoom88 E025
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga336 NNW1.494.925.80.4
Auckland Point294 WNW3.190.626.50.1
Boat Creek308 NW1.587.427.4640.1
Boyne Island256 WSW0.891.8-420.6
Clinton271 W1.786.726.70
South Gladstone313 NW184.126.7620
Targinie302 WNW194.726.50.2
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela---
Blackwater3 N0.89524.70
Bluff296 WNW0.687.224.30
Emerald326 NW0.788.324.50
Gracemere0 N027.7
Longreach194 SSW2.422.2
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)313 NW2.897.724.61.6
Moranbah (Utah Dr)321 NW1.824.6
Parkhurst44 NE0.592.926.2
Yeppoon17 NNE027
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpine200 SSW0.8
Sarina22 NNE027.8
West Mackay345 NNW2.627.4
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayrofflineofflineofflineoffline
Charters Towers322 NW0.224.6
Ingham49 NE026.8
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard201 SSW0.689.226.440
Environment Park250 WSW092.526110
Kirwan54 NE027.1
Lennon Drive213 SSW0.293.925.790
North Ward242 WSW0.787.425.90
South Townsville135 SE027.1
Stuart---
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton---
Cairns243 WSW0.786.525.8180
Gordonvale114.3 ESE0.327
Innisfail97.3 E026.6
Mareeba18.9 NNE025.3
Mossman101 E026.1
Weipa72 ENE0.826
Yarrabah28
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap155 SSE221.6

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 )