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.

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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 6 April 2025 6pm.

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

Sunday 6 April 2025 6pm Change date ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?category=meteorological&date=06%2F04%2F2025&hour=18#air-quality-table-date )

    • Hour Prev ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=06%2F04%2F2025&hour=17&category=meteorological ) Next ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=06%2F04%2F2025&hour=19&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=06/04/2025&hour=18&category=air-quality )
  • Organics ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=06/04/2025&hour=18&category=organics )
  • Hydrogen sulfide ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=06/04/2025&hour=18&category=hydrogen-sulfide )
  • Metals ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=06/04/2025&hour=18&category=metals )
  • Meteorological ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=06/04/2025&hour=18&category=meteorological )
  • Smoke sensors ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=06/04/2025&hour=18&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
Beaudesert39 NE1.727
Beerwah---
Boonah---
Burpengary54 NE127.4
Caboolture72 ENE0.326.8
Caloundra54 NE0.126.2
Cannon Hill44 NE1.953.724.50
Church weather station, Redbank Plains56.726.8
Coomera35 NE0.865240
Cooroy73 ENE0.126.5
Deagon37 NE0.562.824.5150
Deception Bay24 NNE2.262.50
Eagleby35 NE027.5
Eatons Hill28 NNE0.425.7
Forest Lake---
Gatton28 NNE1.556.225.50
Hockey weather station, Raceview54.427.4
Josephville3 N1.76623.70
Kilcoy95 E0.425.5
Kippa-Ring88 E0.227.1
Lowood---
Lytton47 NE2.258.224.50
Maleny49 NE0.922.2
Moggill---
Mountain Creek90 E0.923.6
Mutdapilly-----
Nambour228 SW0.674.823.7280
North Maclean51 NE2.166.323.50
Norwell---
Parkwood56 NE158.824.70
Petrie43 NE0.127.1
Raceview38 NE2.461.725.30
Redbank weather station, Redbank--
Redlands45 NE1.125.9
Ripley weather station, Ripley52.628.7
Riverview weather station, Riverview59.125.9
Rocklea68 ENE2.55324.7offline0
South Brisbane16 NNE1.624.8
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley55.428
Southport36 NE0.463.923.50
Springwood45 NE0.564.622.70
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains6025.8
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank56.227
Tamborine Mountain96 E0.722
Tewantin149 SSE0.226.9
Upper Kedron64 ENE0.625
Woolloongabba36 NE1.853.924.90
Wynnum52 NE2.159.723.40
Wynnum West52 NE2.764.124.30
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville177 S0.226
Chinchilla---
Dalby271 W0.629.6
Goondiwindi225 SW0.628.5
Highfields0 N022.9
Miles243 WSW0.530.4
Oakey---
Pittsworth158 SSE0.327.5
Rangeville122 ESE0.17420.4
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe122 ESE0.623.8
Toowoomba85 E1.363.121.5160
Warwick---
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg118 ESE2.569.525.2
Gayndah161 SSE0.329.7
Gympie-
Hervey Bay137 SE1.326.5
Kingaroy---
Maryborough114 ESE1.667.2340
Tin Can Bay127 SE0.326
Toogoom155 SSE0.426.4
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga86 E3.267.125.70
Auckland Point-----
Boat Creek90 E2.16826.2460
Boyne Island89 E2.869.7-330
Clinton95 E4.664.326.20
South Gladstone77 ENE26426.2420
Targinie101 E1.467.2260
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela---
Blackwater69 ENE1.744.228.20
Bluff79 E0.842.627.30
Emerald127 SE0.733.128.90
Gracemere114 ESE0.930
Longreach174 S3.227.9
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)134 SE1.654.2280
Moranbah (Utah Dr)137 SE228.8
Parkhurst57 ENE1.871.325.8
Yeppoon249 WSW1.427.8
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpine26 NNE1.1
Sarina115 ESE0.230.2
West Mackay123 ESE3.327.6
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayrofflineofflineofflineoffline
Charters Towers144 SE0.731.5
Ingham82 E1.630.2
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard108 ESE4.370.228.71140
Environment Park61 ENE0.972.428.7850
Kirwan91 E0.930.7
Lennon Drive99 E4.370.729.1980
North Ward104 ESE2.567.528.70
South Townsville88 E0.431.3
Stuart---
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton---
Cairns174 S2.580.428.1560
Gordonvale---
Innisfail185.9 S0.830
Mareeba88.4 E0.930.1
Mossman200 SSW0.230.9
Weipa342 NNW226.7
Yarrabah29.4
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap134 SE2.331.1

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 )