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=10%2F05%2F2025&hour=14# )

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 Saturday 10 May 2025 2pm.

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

Saturday 10 May 2025 2pm Change date ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?category=meteorological&date=10%2F05%2F2025&hour=14#air-quality-table-date )

    • Hour Prev ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=10%2F05%2F2025&hour=13&category=meteorological ) Next ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=10%2F05%2F2025&hour=15&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=10/05/2025&hour=14&category=air-quality )
  • Organics ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=10/05/2025&hour=14&category=organics )
  • Hydrogen sulfide ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=10/05/2025&hour=14&category=hydrogen-sulfide )
  • Metals ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=10/05/2025&hour=14&category=metals )
  • Meteorological ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=10/05/2025&hour=14&category=meteorological )
  • Smoke sensors ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=10/05/2025&hour=14&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
Beaudesert148 SSE1.6
Beerwah164 SSE0.2
Boonah--
Burpengary176 S1.6
Caboolture194 SSW0.6
Caloundra178 S2.9
Cannon Hill159 SSE2.672.619.80.2
Church weather station, Redbank Plains68.224
Coomera144 SE5.875.720.40.5
Cooroy159 SSE1.2
Deagon136 SE1.77920.22360.1
Deception Bay150 SSE3.984.90.7
Eagleby146 SE1.5
Eatons Hill--
Forest Lake113 ESE1.2
Gatton139 SE4.756.821.40
Hockey weather station, Raceview63.223.9
Josephville148 SSE1.866.420.40
Kilcoy187 S1.8
Kippa-Ring182 S2.2
Lowood95 E1.2
Lytton146 SE4.974.720.70
Maleny146 SE3.2
Moggill128 SE1.2
Mountain Creek155 SSE122.3
Mutdapilly145 SE4.256.121.40
Nambour122 ESE1.490.619.12870.2
North Maclean128 SE2.864.321.30.2
Norwell109 ESE1.3
Parkwood156 SSE3.971.620.30.2
Petrie--
Raceview132 SE3.95922.10
Redbank weather station, Redbank67.123.8
Redlands159 SSE3
Ripley weather station, Ripley65.824.3
Riverview weather station, Riverview67.724.1
Rocklea152 SSE2.361.221offline0.3
South Brisbane108 ESE2.719.6
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley68.124.1
Southport150 SSE4.37220.50
Springwood114 ESE2.573.919.50
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains68.424.5
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank66.124.1
Tamborine Mountain150 SSE2.5
Tewantin179 S1.9
Upper Kedron106 ESE1.6
Woolloongabba111 ESE2.27220.10
Wynnum161 SSE3.774.220.40
Wynnum West162 SSE3.577.521.20
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville109 ESE1.123.3
Chinchilla134 SE1.3
Dalby107 ESE2.8
Goondiwindi--
Highfields0 N0
Miles100 E1.8
Oakey117 ESE2.4
Pittsworth96 E2.4
Rangeville104 ESE0.769.917.6
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe343 NNW2.1
Toowoomba107 ESE463.817.64230
Warwick--
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg----
Gayndah132 SE0.6
Hervey Bay144 SE3
Kingaroy119 ESE2.4
Maryborough152 SSE3.774.45090
Tin Can Bay138 SE2.6
Toogoom199 SSW1.5
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga147 SSE1.658.424.40
Auckland Point107 ESE7.162.2240
Boat Creek123 ESE3.658.424.53060
Boyne Island141 SE3.256.5-5040
Clinton131 SE556.124.50
South Gladstone127 SE3.558.524.74500
Targinie108 ESE2.758.924.40
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela--
Blackwater117 ESE4.95323.70
Bluff134 SE2.945.224.20
Emerald139 SE3.146.5240
Gracemere151 SSE1.7
Longreach113 ESE4.427
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)117 ESE4.661.823.80
Moranbah (Utah Dr)121 ESE424.8
Parkhurst107 ESE1.952.826
Yeppoon288 WNW1.5
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina172 S1.8
West Mackay150 SSE6.524.2
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr129 SE5.126.6465
Charters Towers168 SSE0.8
Ingham106 ESE2.7
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard152 SSE3.462.8262000
Environment Park172 S0.263.626.52080
Kirwan191 S0.9
Lennon Drive153 SSE3.563.926.31830
North Ward154 SSE3.360.526.10
South Townsville77 ENE0.9
Stuart161 SSE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton--
Cairns156 SSE4.979.425.45800
Gordonvale231.3 SW1
Innisfail--
Mareeba160.1 SSE0.5
Mossman146 SE0.8
Weipa123 ESE3.329.4
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap111 ESE2.927.1

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 )