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=17# )

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 5pm.

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

Sunday 18 May 2025 5pm Change date ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?category=meteorological&date=18%2F05%2F2025&hour=17#air-quality-table-date )

    • Hour Prev ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=18%2F05%2F2025&hour=16&category=meteorological ) Next ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=18%2F05%2F2025&hour=18&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=17&category=air-quality )
  • Organics ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=18/05/2025&hour=17&category=organics )
  • Hydrogen sulfide ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=18/05/2025&hour=17&category=hydrogen-sulfide )
  • Metals ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=18/05/2025&hour=17&category=metals )
  • Meteorological ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=18/05/2025&hour=17&category=meteorological )
  • Smoke sensors ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=18/05/2025&hour=17&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
Beaudesert111 ESE0
Beerwah190 S0.1
Boonah--
Burpengary142 SE1.1
Caboolture252 WSW0.4
Caloundra183 S1.8
Cannon Hill139 SE1.857.622.50
Church weather station, Redbank Plains68.224.5
Coomera160 SSE366.2220
Cooroy128 SE0.4
Deagon125 SE0.965.923490
Deception Bay120 ESE2.668.70
Eagleby138 SE0.2
Eatons Hill111 ESE0.1
Forest Lake118 ESE0.2
Gatton73 ENE1.363.622.50
Hockey weather station, Raceview60.924.6
Josephville175 S1.968.320.60
Kilcoy152 SSE0.1
Kippa-Ring172 S1.7
Lowood63 ENE0.2
Lytton132 SE3.564.822.20
Maleny142 SE1.6
Moggill137 SE0.2
Mountain Creek166 SSE0.622.9
Mutdapilly135 SE260.2220
Nambour124 SE1.47522.5930
North Maclean128 SE0.575.120.70
Norwell106 ESE0.2
Parkwood157 SSE1.663220
Petrie--
Raceview130 SE1.465.722.40
Redbank weather station, Redbank63.523.6
Redlands140 SE1.2
Ripley weather station, Ripley64.223.8
Riverview weather station, Riverview63.324.2
Rocklea142 SE1.259.222.2offline0
South Brisbane110 ESE1.822.7
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley66.422.9
Southport154 SSE2.664.921.60
Springwood111 ESE1.264.520.90
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains66.724.3
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank64.823.8
Tamborine Mountain130 SE1.5
Tewantin168 SSE1.3
Upper Kedron93 E0.3
Woolloongabba123 ESE1.458.822.70
Wynnum147 SSE2.159.122.10
Wynnum West139 SE2.165.922.50
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville203 SSW1.418.8
Chinchilla--
Dalby256 WSW0.3
Goondiwindi--
Highfields0 N0
Miles--
Oakey309 NW1
Pittsworth216 SW1.7
Rangeville264 W0.18017.2
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe336 NNW0.7
Toowoomba61 ENE0.669.118.6220
Warwick--
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundabergofflineofflineofflineoffline
Gayndah218 SW0.3
Hervey Bay138 SE1.1
Kingaroy150 SSE0.5
Maryborough108 ESE1.969840
Tin Can Bay155 SSE1.3
Toogoom170 S0.1
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga133 SE0.746.425.60
Auckland Point83 E3.263.4230
Boat Creek70 ENE1.657.724.41150
Boyne Island52 NE1.865.2-740
Clinton62 ENE2.854.724.10
South Gladstone62 ENE1.457.423.7740
Targinie66 ENE0.652.125.20
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela200 SSW1.4
Blackwater189 S2.540.323.80
Bluff142 SE1.24123.30
Emerald170 S1.33324.10
Gracemere242 WSW1.5
Longreach178 S4.722.9
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)222 SW2.336.925.20
Moranbah (Utah Dr)217 SW2.326.2
Parkhurst227 SW0.845.524.6
Yeppoon216 SW1
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina67 ENE0.4
West Mackay124 SE3.124
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr171 S0.428.3200
Charters Towers215 SW0.4
Ingham75 ENE1.3
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard47 NE2.861.326.31570
Environment Park------
Kirwan163 SSE0.4
Lennon Drive------
North Ward68 ENE1.561.526.40
South Townsville297 WNW0.4
Stuart148 SSE-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton--
Cairns112 ESE2.165.727.42320
Gordonvale128.8 SE0.4
Innisfail170.6 S1.4
Mareeba54.8 NE0.6
Mossman37 NE0.2
Weipa247 WSW2.228.8
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap148 SSE3.523.7

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 )