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=9# )

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 9am.

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

Thursday 3 April 2025 9am Change date ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?category=meteorological&date=03%2F04%2F2025&hour=9#air-quality-table-date )

    • Hour Prev ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03%2F04%2F2025&hour=8&category=meteorological ) Next ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03%2F04%2F2025&hour=10&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=9&category=air-quality )
  • Organics ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03/04/2025&hour=9&category=organics )
  • Hydrogen sulfide ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03/04/2025&hour=9&category=hydrogen-sulfide )
  • Metals ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03/04/2025&hour=9&category=metals )
  • Meteorological ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03/04/2025&hour=9&category=meteorological )
  • Smoke sensors ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=03/04/2025&hour=9&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---
Caloundra206 SSW1.124.8
Cannon Hill230 SW183.721.10
Church weather station, Redbank Plains95.221.6
Coomera235 SW0.290.322.40
Cooroy---
Deagon173 S0.786.521.91400
Deception Bay172 S0.987.20
Eagleby297 WNW0.323.8
Eatons Hill---
Forest Lake---
Gatton44 NE0.499.820.40
Hockey weather station, Raceview84.122
Josephville165 SSE1.485.421.30
Kilcoy203 SSW0.122.8
Kippa-Ring207 SSW0.524
Lowood174 S0.225.3
Lytton220 SW382.321.90
Maleny---
Moggill262 W0.623.5
Mountain Creek213 SSW0.923.7
Mutdapilly199 SSW0.38321.20
Nambour81 E0.793.323.31980
North Maclean198 SSW0.98621.50
Norwell---
Parkwood85 E0.485.6230
Petrie---
Raceview272 W0.690.621.30
Redbank weather station, Redbank95.121.7
Redlands---
Ripley weather station, Ripley94.921.7
Riverview weather station, Riverview9521.5
Rocklea275 W1.185.820.6offline0
South Brisbane208 SSW0.921.3
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley94.821.6
Southport87 E0.194.222.20
Springwood198 SSW0.483.920.40
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains94.521.7
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank9521.8
Tamborine Mountain30 NNE023.9
Tewantin---
Upper Kedron---
Woolloongabba247 WSW0.487.721.10
Wynnum222 SW288.620.90
Wynnum West212 SSW2.492.721.20
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville192 SSW0.620
Chinchilla179 S0.124.6
Dalby185 S0.624
Goondiwindi239 WSW222.1
Highfields0 N022.6
Miles265 W0.623.5
Oakey183 S0.422.5
Pittsworth109 ESE0.721.8
Rangeville----
Roma10 N00
Stanthorpe276 W0.321.9
Toowoomba104 ESE0.69519.91250
Warwick---
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg330 NNW0.79425.8
Gayndah---
Gympie28.1
Hervey Bay2 N030.4
Kingaroy297 WNW0.725
Maryborough313 NW1.193.82160
Tin Can Bay---
Toogoom172 S0.128.7
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga297 WNW2.387.727.50
Auckland Point300 WNW2.788.827.40
Boat Creek330 NNW1.98428.83860
Boyne Island295 WNW0.388.1-2150
Clinton319 NW2.984280
South Gladstone325 NW2.380.128.34980
Targinie300 WNW1.690.827.90
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela---
Blackwater298 WNW3.691.625.80
Bluff279 W1.181.9260
Emerald278 W183.125.30
Gracemere267 W0.830.5
Longreach141 SE2.723.1
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)268 W0.698.124.10.6
Moranbah (Utah Dr)310 NW0.224.1
Parkhurst338 NNW0.886.828.5
Yeppoon52 NE0.132.3
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpine202 SSW0.3
Sarina285 WNW1.132.1
West Mackay336 NNW3.229
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayrofflineofflineofflineoffline
Charters Towers325 NW0.627.6
Ingham197 SSW0.729.5
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard239 WSW0.885.727.61920
Environment Park0 N073.631.22330
Kirwan304 NW0.332.9
Lennon Drive292 WNW0.375.4312080
North Ward289 WNW1.58127.80
South Townsville103 ESE0.131.5
Stuart---
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton---
Cairns75 ENE0.379.529.54020
Gordonvale157.8 SSE0.530.6
Innisfail305.5 NW0.731.1
Mareeba185 S0.130.2
Mossman187 S0.132.9
Weipa59 ENE1.628.4
Yarrabah35.5
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap155 SSE222.4

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 )