Skip links and keyboard navigation

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 and smoke and dust health action levels which are updated hourly.

What’s new

View the current smoke and dust levels 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.

Based on PM2.5 readings at air monitoring stations and smoke sensors at Saturday 21 December 2024 4pm.

For current bushfire and smoke warnings, visit the Queensland Fire Department website.

Saturday 21 December 2024 4pm

Air quality data is available from 1 January 2016. Individual stations have been monitoring for different time periods so data may not be available for all possible times.

Meteorological

Select a value within the table to generate charts and to download air quality data.

South East Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Beaudesert101 E0.837.8
Beerwah57 ENE0.632.9
Boonah133 SE0.737.1
Burpengary48 NE2.131.6
Caboolture54 NE0.634
Caloundra75 ENE0.332.6
Cannon Hill38 NE3.652.4280
Church weather station, Redbank Plains41.837.4
Coomera71 ENE1.961.728.30
Cooroy83 E0.732.9
Deagon48 NE1.661.728.26020
Deception Bay31 NNE3.763.10
Eagleby71 ENE0.437.2
Eatons Hill38 NE1.233
Forest Lake0 N039.7
Gatton105 ESE2.94830.60
Hockey weather station, Raceview42.735.4
Josephville34 NE0.941.630.90
Kilcoy115 ESE1.133.8
Kippa-Ring35 NE1.132.4
Lowood95 E0.740
Lytton6 N6.46825.90
Maleny50 NE1.328.8
Moggill102 ESE0.838.4
Mountain Creek42 NE1.328.1
Mutdapilly135 SE2.135.831.60
Nambour86 E2.666.627.14310
North Maclean36 NE1.647.730.60
Norwell107 ESE0.332.7
Parkwood50 NE2.258.8280
Petrie106 ESE0.834.2
Raceview118 ESE1.637.132.60
Redbank weather station, Redbank49.635.2
Redlands21 NNE2.129.8
Ripley weather station, Ripley41.937.2
Riverview weather station, Riverview46.435.8
Rocklea55 NE448.329.2offline0
South Brisbane55 NE2.829.9
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley44.636.8
Southport56 NE0.864.327.10
Springwood1 N2.155.128.10
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains48.234.3
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank44.136.7
Tamborine Mountain132 SE1.827.2
Tewantin41 NE1.430.4
Upper Kedron47 NE1.933.6
Woolloongabba20 NNE351.528.60
Wynnum36 NE3.164.527.40
Wynnum West6 N3.660.229.90
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville105 ESE0.635.1
Chinchilla259 W0.837.8
Dalby184 S139.4
Goondiwindi109 ESE1.338.7
Highfields0 N030.9
Miles95 E0.642.6
Oakey116 ESE0.738
Pittsworth119 ESE0.836.6
Rangeville56 NE0.446.829.3
Roma95 E1.633.1
Stanthorpe212 SSW0.837.7
Toowoomba66 ENE1.549.327.94000
Warwick208 SSW138.9
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg81 E2.959.229
Gayndah62 ENE0.438.9
Gympie40.1
Hervey Bay116 ESE1.733.6
Kingaroy96 E0.932.8
Maryborough95 E2.657.96570
Tin Can Bay28 NNE0.732.7
Toogoom210 SSW0.238
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga83 E6.562.827.20
Auckland Point84 E7.566.226.70
Boat Creek84 E5.363.427.46400
Boyne Island83 E4.866.5-5400
Clinton100 E861.927.10
South Gladstone87 E3.760.427.97330
Targinie112 ESE3.662.627.30
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela86 E1.536.6
Blackwater115 ESE4.938.330.90
Bluff82 E3.435.330.80
Emerald76 ENE2.230.131.70
Gracemere112 ESE1.535
Longreach132 SE4.435.5
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)98 E3.567.127.20
Moranbah (Utah Dr)100 E2.427.7
Parkhurst96 E2.455.329.2
Yeppoon248 WSW2.729.3
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpine47 NE1.8
Sarina164 SSE2.126.4
West Mackay159 SSE5.324.2
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr139 SE2.826.5405
Charters Towers161 SSE0.428.5
Ingham131 SE0.427.2
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard183 S1.582.127.7890
Environment Park122 ESE0.189.627.5800
Kirwan212 SSW0.731.3
Lennon Drive156 SSE187.127.6740
North Ward225 SW0.678.727.30.3
South Townsville95 E0.130.2
Stuart202 SSW-31.7
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton177.3 S133.8
Cairns22 NNE37529.53320.1
Gordonvale66.9 ENE0.133.6
Innisfail151.2 SSE0.629.6
Mareeba86 E131.5
Mossman40 NE0.333.2
Weipa293 WNW2.931.7
Yarrabah36.1
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap114 ESE3.536.7

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.

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

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

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

Temperature

Measuring temperature supports air quality assessment, air quality modelling and forecasting activities.

Temperature is measured in degrees Celsius.

More information about 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

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

Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
25 December 2024