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=4# )

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 4am.

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

Friday 28 March 2025 4am Change date ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?category=meteorological&date=28%2F03%2F2025&hour=4#air-quality-table-date )

    • Hour Prev ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=28%2F03%2F2025&hour=3&category=meteorological ) Next ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=28%2F03%2F2025&hour=5&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=4&category=air-quality )
  • Organics ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=28/03/2025&hour=4&category=organics )
  • Hydrogen sulfide ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=28/03/2025&hour=4&category=hydrogen-sulfide )
  • Metals ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=28/03/2025&hour=4&category=metals )
  • Meteorological ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=28/03/2025&hour=4&category=meteorological )
  • Smoke sensors ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/air-quality/?date=28/03/2025&hour=4&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
Beaudesert113 ESE0.122.6
Beerwah152 SSE0.123.7
Boonah---
Burpengary178 S1.123.4
Caboolture120 ESE0.123.7
Caloundra---
Cannon Hill187 S0.986.721.70.4
Church weather station, Redbank Plains94.620.9
Coomera187 S1.490.2220.1
Cooroy166 SSE0.724
Deagon161 SSE0.993.221.500.1
Deception Bay----
Eagleby132 SE0.223.5
Eatons Hill207 SSW0.122.8
Forest Lake---
Gatton84 E0.894.720.10
Hockey weather station, Raceview82.720.9
Josephville190 S1.487.819.40
Kilcoy168 SSE0.522.6
Kippa-Ring180 S1.123.9
Lowood95 E0.322.9
Lytton180 S1.886.822.21.4
Maleny---
Moggill124 SE022.9
Mountain Creek118 ESE1.723.6
Mutdapilly200 SSW1.786.520.60
Nambour206 SSW1.19622.210.1
North Maclean194 SSW0.998.120.30
Norwell---
Parkwood181 S2.688.322.10.2
Petrie---
Raceview181 S0.393.521.10.2
Redbank weather station, Redbank92.720.9
Redlands---
Ripley weather station, Ripley92.720.8
Riverview weather station, Riverview94.220.9
Rocklea233 SW0.586.620.8offline0
South Brisbane204 SSW0.921.1
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley92.920.8
Southport110 ESE1.279.924.20
Springwood173 S0.489.7210
Staines weather station, Redbank Plains9420.9
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank92.920.9
Tamborine Mountain---
Tewantin---
Upper Kedron---
Woolloongabba235 SW0.687.521.40
Wynnum191 S1.394.221.11.4
Wynnum West200 SSW1.921.21.4
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville53 NE1.721.2
Chinchilla109 ESE0.320.1
Dalby141 SE0.620.6
Goondiwindi116 ESE0.420.8
Highfields0 N018.7
Miles---
Oakey---
Pittsworth106 ESE1.320.5
Rangeville----
Roma0 N00
Stanthorpe345 NNW1.113.1
Toowoomba100 E5.79717.400.2
Warwick---
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg129 SE1.797.823.9
Gayndah---
Gympie24
Hervey Bay110 ESE0.425.3
Kingaroy---
Maryborough155 SSE1.410000
Tin Can Bay184 S0.920.7
Toogoom190 S0.124.7
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga159 SSE0.69423.50
Auckland Point136 SE2.59223.80
Boat Creek166 SSE1.590.624.400
Boyne Island173 S1.594-10.2
Clinton148 SSE1.989.3240
South Gladstone172 S1.887.323.710
Targinie135 SE0.59624.10.2
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloela---
Blackwater103 ESE4.589.223.51.8
Bluff136 SE1.58323.30.2
Emerald96 E0.888.523.10
Gracemere166 SSE0.725.6
Longreach42 NE2.722.6
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)108 ESE29723.50
Moranbah (Utah Dr)125 SE1.623.7
Parkhurst222 SW0.293.224
Yeppoon258 WSW1.528.1
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpine33 NNE0.2
Sarina106 ESE0.127.9
West Mackay98 E2.425.1
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayrofflineofflineofflineoffline
Charters Towers193 SSW0.223.6
Ingham221 SW0.425.9
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard205 SSW1.910025.800.2
Environment Park0 N099.225.900.7
Kirwan233 SW0.327.4
Lennon Drive185 S0.310025.600.2
North Ward160 SSE0.691.425.80
South Townsville19 NNE027.4
Stuart64 ENE-27.3
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton---
Cairns170 S1.692.22400
Gordonvale142 SE0.326.1
Innisfail64.9 ENE0.427
Mareeba94.4 E0.625.3
Mossman---
Weipa87 E1.125.6
Yarrabah25.8
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap358 N0.924.5

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/404 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 )