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=18%2F05%2F2025&hour=15# )

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 18 May 2025 3pm.

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

Sunday 18 May 2025 3pm Change date ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?category=meteorological&date=18%2F05%2F2025&hour=15#air-quality-table-date )

    • Hour Prev ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=18%2F05%2F2025&hour=14&category=meteorological ) Next ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=18%2F05%2F2025&hour=16&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=18/05/2025&hour=15&category=air-quality )
  • Organics ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=18/05/2025&hour=15&category=organics )
  • Hydrogen sulfide ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=18/05/2025&hour=15&category=hydrogen-sulfide )
  • Metals ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=18/05/2025&hour=15&category=metals )
  • Meteorological ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=18/05/2025&hour=15&category=meteorological )
  • Smoke sensors ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=18/05/2025&hour=15&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
Beaudesert120 ESE1.2
Beerwah155 SSE0.2
Boonah--
Burpengary112 ESE1.5
Caboolture165 SSE0.9
Caloundra176 S2.1
Cannon Hill121 ESE257.723.30
Church weather station, Redbank Plains72.825.5
Coomera151 SSE4.464.922.80
Cooroy152 SSE0.8
Deagon112 ESE1.164.324.33820
Deception Bay105 ESE2.866.30
Eagleby124 SE0.6
Eatons Hill78 ENE0.4
Forest Lake123 ESE0.3
Gatton106 ESE2.253.723.80
Hockey weather station, Raceview62.327.2
Josephville174 S2.562.8220
Kilcoy175 S0.5
Kippa-Ring166 SSE1.8
Lowood98 E0.6
Lytton126 SE4.165230
Maleny142 SE2.3
Moggill167 SSE0.4
Mountain Creek141 SE1.525.4
Mutdapilly152 SSE2.147.924.20
Nambour118 ESE2.364.723.85000
North Maclean85 E1.465.922.80
Norwell107 ESE0.7
Parkwood154 SSE2.662.222.90
Petrie--
Raceview38 NE1.658.424.50
Redbank weather station, Redbank62.728.6
Redlands132 SE2.2
Ripley weather station, Ripley6627.1
Riverview weather station, Riverview66.227.3
Rocklea92 E1.555.223.4offline0
South Brisbane96 E1.723.5
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley67.127.1
Southport171 S2.86222.80
Springwood108 ESE1.963.122.40
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains6925.5
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank66.927.2
Tamborine Mountain151 SSE0.8
Tewantin164 SSE1.6
Upper Kedron118 ESE0.7
Woolloongabba94 E1.656.523.50
Wynnum113 ESE3.564.1230
Wynnum West128 SE2.963.825.10
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville201 SSW1.320.2
Chinchilla--
Dalby207 SSW0.7
Goondiwindi--
Highfields0 N0
Miles--
Oakey301 WNW1.5
Pittsworth256 WSW0.9
Rangeville50 NE0.371.219.9
Roma10 N00
Stanthorpe258 WSW1.1
Toowoomba47 NE165.419.21490
Warwick--
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundabergofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gayndah252 WSW0.6
Hervey Bay121 ESE1.4
Kingaroy91 E1
Maryborough128 SE1.563.92260
Tin Can Bay--
Toogoom33 NNE0.2
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga152 SSE0.942.425.80
Auckland Point59 ENE1.458.724.40
Boat Creek74 ENE1.547.425.63120
Boyne Island48 NE2.563-5170
Clinton34 NE2.448.225.20
South Gladstone36 NE2.552.524.75350
Targinie208 SSW0.442.9260
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela200 SSW1.2
Blackwater203 SSW3.241.324.30
Bluff128 SE1.339.324.10
Emerald178 S2.134.6240
Gracemere253 WSW1.7
Longreach181 S4.223.6
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)222 SW1.53625.90
Moranbah (Utah Dr)247 WSW1.327.3
Parkhurst231 SW0.942.926.6
Yeppoon245 WSW1.4
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina64 ENE0.7
West Mackay119 ESE4.224.4
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr206 SSW128.4365
Charters Towers228 SW0.5
Ingham72 ENE1.7
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard50 NE3.955.926.83560
Environment Park------
Kirwan169 S0.6
Lennon Drive------
North Ward61 ENE1.654.127.20
South Townsville164 SSE0.6
Stuart133 SE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton--
Cairns104 ESE362.227.84390
Gordonvale121.8 ESE0.4
Innisfail169.1 S1.4
Mareeba93 E0.4
Mossman61 ENE0.7
Weipa290 WNW1.630.6
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap147 SSE3.523.5

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 )