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%2F05%2F2025&hour=3# )

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 Sunday 4 May 2025 3am.

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

Sunday 4 May 2025 3am Change date ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?category=meteorological&date=04%2F05%2F2025&hour=3#air-quality-table-date )

    • Hour Prev ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=04%2F05%2F2025&hour=2&category=meteorological ) Next ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=04%2F05%2F2025&hour=4&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=04/05/2025&hour=3&category=air-quality )
  • Organics ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=04/05/2025&hour=3&category=organics )
  • Hydrogen sulfide ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=04/05/2025&hour=3&category=hydrogen-sulfide )
  • Metals ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=04/05/2025&hour=3&category=metals )
  • Meteorological ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=04/05/2025&hour=3&category=meteorological )
  • Smoke sensors ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=04/05/2025&hour=3&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
Beaudesert154 SSE0.2
Beerwah142 SE0.3
Boonah--
Burpengary202 SSW1.3
Caboolture231 SW0.1
Caloundra219 SW1.9
Cannon Hill227 SW1.484.616.70
Church weather station, Redbank Plains90.414.5
Coomera195 SSW1.484.617.40.1
Cooroy177 S0.8
Deagon177 S0.691.51700.1
Deception Bay181 S3870
Eagleby203 SSW0.3
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake--
Gatton283 WNW1.292.913.80
Hockey weather station, Raceview80.914.3
Josephville165 SSE291.515.10
Kilcoy181 S0.9
Kippa-Ring192 SSW1.1
Lowood28 NNE0
Lytton213 SSW3.185.917.30.4
Maleny159 SSE2.7
Moggill279 W0.2
Mountain Creek223 SW1.917.5
Mutdapilly199 SSW2.677.516.30
Nambour183 S0.791.617.610.2
North Maclean190 S1.786.716.20
Norwell170 S0.1
Parkwood175 S0.984.3170.1
Petrie--
Raceview282 WNW09414.90
Redbank weather station, Redbank89.315.4
Redlands216 SW0.7
Ripley weather station, Ripley89.113.8
Riverview weather station, Riverview89.415.7
Rocklea237 WSW0.884.616.5offline0
South Brisbane192 SSW1.116.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley90.312.9
Southport185 S188.617.20.1
Springwood196 SSW0.387.215.60
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains89.215.2
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank89.414.6
Tamborine Mountain166 SSE1.2
Tewantin208 SSW1.2
Upper Kedron207 SSW0.4
Woolloongabba216 SW0.886.3170
Wynnum229 SW293.516.10.2
Wynnum West218 SW2.498.916.50.4
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville148 SSE0.314.1
Chinchilla155 SSE0.9
Dalby119 ESE0.5
Goondiwindi--
Highfields0 N0
Miles96 E0.8
Oakey145 SE0.3
Pittsworth117 ESE0.8
Rangeville133 SE0.489.712.4
Roma10 N00
Stanthorpe343 NNW1.6
Toowoomba118 ESE281.613.400
Warwick--
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg176 S2.890.418.4
Gayndah174 S0.1
Hervey Bay190 S1.1
Kingaroy151 SSE1.1
Maryborough177 S2.694.700.3
Tin Can Bay177 S1.1
Toogoom209 SSW0.4
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga166 SSE1.179.419.50
Auckland Point147 SSE3.976.419.90
Boat Creek159 SSE3.176.120.220.1
Boyne Island174 S3.576.3-10.2
Clinton155 SSE3.473.320.10
South Gladstone164 SSE372.120.110
Targinie142 SE1.17919.90
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela--
Blackwater121 ESE3.672.219.30.1
Bluff139 SE1.766.818.80
Emerald145 SE1.281.117.60
Gracemere166 SSE1.2
Longreach71 ENE1.118.2
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)130 SE2.49517.30
Moranbah (Utah Dr)136 SE317.6
Parkhurst151 SSE171.321.4
Yeppoon265 W0.5
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina170 S1.8
West Mackay165 SSE2.721.2
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr150 SSE320.90
Charters Towers163 SSE0.7
Ingham113 ESE2.9
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard188 S4.290.620.600
Environment Park177 S0.392.520.500
Kirwan209 SSW1.2
Lennon Drive170 S2.693.220.500
North Ward165 SSE3.887.920.90
South Townsville87 E0.9
Stuart172 S-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton--
Cairns190 S2.683.823.200
Gordonvale128.8 SE0.5
Innisfail169.5 S1.7
Mareeba121.2 ESE0.1
Mossman217 SW0.3
Weipa123 ESE2.926.1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap89 E2.220.8

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/354 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 )