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=04%2F04%2F2025&hour=23# )

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 Friday 4 April 2025 11pm.

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

Friday 4 April 2025 11pm Change date ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?category=meteorological&date=04%2F04%2F2025&hour=23#air-quality-table-date )

    • Hour Prev ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=04%2F04%2F2025&hour=22&category=meteorological ) Next ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=05%2F04%2F2025&hour=0&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=04/04/2025&hour=23&category=air-quality )
  • Organics ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=04/04/2025&hour=23&category=organics )
  • Hydrogen sulfide ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=04/04/2025&hour=23&category=hydrogen-sulfide )
  • Metals ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=04/04/2025&hour=23&category=metals )
  • Meteorological ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=04/04/2025&hour=23&category=meteorological )
  • Smoke sensors ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=04/04/2025&hour=23&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---
Burpengary214 SW0.524.4
Caboolture28 NNE024.8
Caloundra---
Cannon Hill216 SW0.872.522.30
Church weather station, Redbank Plains82.620.2
Coomera215 SW181.821.70
Cooroy170 S124
Deagon178 S0.477.422.900
Deception Bay189 S1.677.10
Eagleby139 SE0.123.5
Eatons Hill---
Forest Lake---
Gatton37 NE182.221.30
Hockey weather station, Raceview76.321.6
Josephville164 SSE0.97920.50
Kilcoy---
Kippa-Ring224 SW0.324.7
Lowood0 N023.2
Lytton-----
Maleny163 SSE2.120
Moggill35 NE0.122.7
Mountain Creek214 SW1.322.4
Mutdapilly252 WSW1.475.121.40
Nambour204 SSW0.782.122.810
North Maclean48 NE0.19120.80
Norwell40 NE022.9
Parkwood184 S1.378.621.80
Petrie---
Raceview15 NNE0.181.3220
Redbank weather station, Redbank82.220.4
Redlands145 SE0.123.7
Ripley weather station, Ripley78.821.5
Riverview weather station, Riverview81.220.8
Rocklea133 SE0.173.722offline0
South Brisbane182 S0.722.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley83.121.1
Southport169 S1.377.822.60
Springwood190 S0.377.2210
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains82.920.7
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank80.821.1
Tamborine Mountain125 SE1.821.2
Tewantin---
Upper Kedron17 NNE022.4
Woolloongabba212 SSW0.672.522.60
Wynnum216 SW181.1210
Wynnum West215 SW285.921.50
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville229 SW0.218.7
Chinchilla62 ENE0.122.6
Dalby101 E0.921.8
Goondiwindi47 NE022.7
Highfields0 N018.9
Miles241 WSW0.322.2
Oakey84 E0.620.9
Pittsworth106 ESE0.721
Rangeville66 ENE0.894.317.1
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe163 SSE0.217.1
Toowoomba107 ESE2.490.417.500
Warwick---
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg161 SSE293.823
Gayndah---
Gympie-
Hervey Bay172 S1.325
Kingaroy116 ESE1.321.4
Maryborough190 S2.289.500
Tin Can Bay160 SSE1.123.7
Toogoom215 SW0.424.7
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga180 S0.394.624.10
Auckland Point-----
Boat Creek78 ENE0.291.724.800
Boyne Island206 SSW0.493.9-10
Clinton167 SSE0.287.824.60
South Gladstone271 W0.385.824.610
Targinie232 SW0.196.224.60
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela---
Blackwater120 ESE0.580.423.10
Bluff268 W0.282.321.40
Emerald322 NW0.168.8240
Gracemere106 ESE0.324.9
Longreach159 SSE2.222.1
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)114 ESE0.989.122.40
Moranbah (Utah Dr)136 SE0.622.3
Parkhurst345 NNW0.193.823
Yeppoon146 SE026.2
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpine59 ENE0.2
Sarina162 SSE0.527
West Mackay203 SSW1.325
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayrofflineofflineofflineoffline
Charters Towers75 ENE027.7
Ingham227 SW0.327.2
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard25 NNE1.689.628.900
Environment Park148 SSE09128.600.1
Kirwan228 SW127.9
Lennon Drive32 NNE191.528.700
North Ward298 WNW0.592.328.10.2
South Townsville156 SSE0.129.7
Stuart236 SW-28.9
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton---
Cairns164 SSE0.883.927.300
Gordonvale0 N027.7
Innisfail180.1 S029.3
Mareeba47.1 NE0.127.6
Mossman104 ESE028.7
Weipa100 E0.927.4
Yarrabah27.9
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap166 SSE1.324.3

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 )