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=28%2F03%2F2025&hour=10# )

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 Friday 28 March 2025 10am.

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

Friday 28 March 2025 10am Change date ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?category=meteorological&date=28%2F03%2F2025&hour=10#air-quality-table-date )

    • Hour Prev ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=28%2F03%2F2025&hour=9&category=meteorological ) Next ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=28%2F03%2F2025&hour=11&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=28/03/2025&hour=10&category=air-quality )
  • Organics ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=28/03/2025&hour=10&category=organics )
  • Hydrogen sulfide ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=28/03/2025&hour=10&category=hydrogen-sulfide )
  • Metals ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=28/03/2025&hour=10&category=metals )
  • Meteorological ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=28/03/2025&hour=10&category=meteorological )
  • Smoke sensors ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=28/03/2025&hour=10&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
Beaudesert224 SW0.325.8
Beerwah325 NW0.226.8
Boonah---
Burpengary---
Caboolture163 SSE0.525.6
Caloundra127 SE0.728.1
Cannon Hill130 SE2.283.223.83.5
Church weather station, Redbank Plains9423.4
Coomera122 ESE4.180.925.10.2
Cooroy---
Deagon119 ESE1.391.223.71240.8
Deception Bay98 E2.491.51.9
Eagleby115 ESE0.826
Eatons Hill125 SE0.325.5
Forest Lake---
Gatton84 E1.694.221.30.4
Hockey weather station, Raceview8423.3
Josephville157 SSE1.385.421.30
Kilcoy---
Kippa-Ring169 S1.226.2
Lowood99 E0.624.6
Lytton133 SE4.283.823.73.8
Maleny---
Moggill133 SE0.525.4
Mountain Creek106 ESE1.825.4
Mutdapilly180 S3.584.522.30
Nambour203 SSW0.795.723.8800.1
North Maclean138 SE1.190.823.60
Norwell---
Parkwood140 SE2.576.525.30.1
Petrie---
Raceview145 SE2.492.122.90.7
Redbank weather station, Redbank93.223.6
Redlands---
Ripley weather station, Ripley93.823.3
Riverview weather station, Riverview94.923.3
Rocklea144 SE1.481.524offline0
South Brisbane95 E1.624
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley93.823.1
Southport118 ESE1.679.225.40
Springwood114 ESE1.884.523.50.3
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains94.823.5
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank93.423.5
Tamborine Mountain---
Tewantin---
Upper Kedron---
Woolloongabba109 ESE1.683.624.32.9
Wynnum126 SE2.690.722.95.4
Wynnum West131 SE2.89823.16.4
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville36 NE1.523.5
Chinchilla133 SE0.222.3
Dalby111 ESE1.422.9
Goondiwindi---
Highfields0 N019.9
Miles---
Oakey---
Pittsworth106 ESE1.621.6
Rangeville----
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe313 NW2.117.5
Toowoomba99 E5.595.618.31200.5
Warwick---
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg98 E2.692.126.2
Gayndah---
Gympie27.4
Hervey Bay124 SE1.627.6
Kingaroy93 E2.323.5
Maryborough79 E3.498.5890.6
Tin Can Bay68 ENE0.225.5
Toogoom190 S0.627.3
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga112 ESE1.790.4260
Auckland Point105 ESE5.388.326.50
Boat Creek108 ESE2.988.326.81420.1
Boyne Island123 ESE290-4330
Clinton116 ESE4.786.926.20
South Gladstone131 SE2.483.726.63030
Targinie110 ESE2.390.626.50
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela---
Blackwater96 E5.284.925.40
Bluff124 SE1.478.1250
Emerald77 ENE1.681.624.80
Gracemere161 SSE1.329.9
Longreach355 N3.125.9
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)88 E1.99125.40
Moranbah (Utah Dr)86 E1.226.2
Parkhurst98 E1.579.428.4
Yeppoon252 WSW1.929.6
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpine65 ENE0.2
Sarina177 S0.727.6
West Mackay93 E2.726
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayrofflineofflineofflineoffline
Charters Towers121 ESE0.429
Ingham229 SW0.831.8
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard164 SSE2.394.426.52200
Environment Park156 SSE0.191.427.22540
Kirwan193 SSW0.630.3
Lennon Drive137 SE393.626.72360
North Ward146 SE2.583.526.80
South Townsville78 ENE0.530.3
Stuart150 SSE-29.9
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton---
Cairns196 SSW0.783.526.94970
Gordonvale110.4 ESE0.330.1
Innisfail119.8 ESE0.231.6
Mareeba213.2 SSW0.428.1
Mossman172 S0.233
Weipa47 NE1.327.9
Yarrabah31.7
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap300 WNW227.3

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 )