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.

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 Wednesday 31 December 2025 12pm.

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

Wednesday 31 December 2025 12pm

Air quality data is available from 1 January 2020. Historical data back to 2010 is available on the Queensland Government data portal. 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
Beaudesert148 SSE0.8
Beerwah251 WSW0.2
Blue Gum Reserve, Karalee55.435.5
Boonah134 SE1.1
Burpengary268 W1.6
Caboolture125 SE0.4
Caloundraofflineoffline
Cannon Hill46 NE2.853.729.20
Church weather station, Redbank Plains58.332.9
Coomera329 NNW1.152.429.90
Cooroy214 SW0.7
Deagon73 ENE2.164.327.210910
Deception Bay53 NE368.20
Eagleby216 SW1
Eatons Hill180 S0
Forest Lake180 S0
Gatton22 NNE2.247.430.40
Hockey weather station, Raceview54.834
Josephville85 E1.856.727.90
Kilcoy267 W0.6
Kippa-Ring--
Lowood162 SSE1.1
Lytton4 N767.425.50
Maleny151 SSE1
Moggill168 SSE0.5
Mountain Creek46 NE1.930.3
Mutdapilly114 ESE1.251.129.80
Nambour15 NNE1.158.130.510860
North Maclean350 N0.848.729.70
Norwell--
Parkwood351 N1.74929.30
Petrie99 E1
Raceview202 SSW1.349.3300
Redbank weather station, Redbank5634.2
Redlands339 NNW4.1
Ripley weather station, Ripley56.833.3
Riverview weather station, Riverview53.535
Rocklea262 W1.247.330.310770
South Brisbane37 NE0.830.1
South Ripley weather station, South Ripley56.233.5
Southport68 ENE1.257.927.50
Springwood300 WNW1.241300
Swanbank weather station, Swanbank57.633.3
Tamborine Mountain207 SSW0.4
Tewantin240 WSW0.4
Upper Kedron304 NW1.4
Woolloongabba87 E0.950.230.60
Wynnum60 ENE3.757.827.10
Wynnum West58 ENE4.463.327.80
South West Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Charleville290 WNW1.131
Chinchilla163 SSE0.8
Dalby166 SSE0.6
Goondiwindi--
Highfields167 SSE2.5
Milesofflineoffline
Oakey263 W0.1
Pittsworth210 SSW1.6
Rangeville282 WNW138.230.5
Roma297 WNW4.232.7
Stanthorpe249 WSW1.1
Toowoomba288 WNW1.841.829.311530
Warwick140 SE2.2
Wide Bay-Burnett
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Bundaberg349 N1.758.429.5
Gayndah266 W0.8
Hervey Bay301 WNW0.8
Kingaroy266 W2.7
Maryborough281 W1.554.210990
Tin Can Bay--
Toogoom306 NW0.3
Gladstone
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Aldoga305 NW1.561.229.10
Auckland Point63 ENE1.763.728.40
Boat Creek77 ENE3.465.828.110810
Boyne Island50 NE3.267.4-11420
Clinton43 NE3.860.428.10
South Gladstone48 NE2.360.828.310460
Targinie335 NNW0.659.7300
Central Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Biloelaofflineoffline
Blackwater349 N246.829.30
Bluffofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Emerald20 NNE1.344.429.50
Gracemere233 SW1.2
Longreach68 ENE3.131.1
Moranbah (Cunningham Way)66 ENE2.761.527.90
Moranbah (Utah Dr)76 ENE1.630.2
Parkhurst3 N1.154.330.4
West Rockhampton350 N1.451.730.28110
Yeppoon180 S0
Whitsunday
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Abbot Pointofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
Proserpineofflineoffline
Sarina281 W0.6
West Mackay72 ENE328.4
North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Ayr71 ENE2.526.9404
Charters Towers--
Ingham--
Townsville
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Coastguard166 SSE2.785.224.82590.2
Environment Park163 SSE1.289.424.81862
Kirwan119 ESE0.3
Lennon Driveofflineofflineofflineofflineofflineoffline
North Ward143 SE2.59024.48.7
South Townsville--
Stuart198 SSW-
Far North Queensland
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
Atherton176.3 S1.6
Cairns44 NE1.769.431.211450
Gordonvale126.7 SE0.5
Innisfail207.3 SSW0.5
Mareeba277.7 W0.8
Mossman295 WNW0.4
Weipa84 E1.926.9
Yarrabah184 S1.2
Mount Isa
StationWind direction deg aboutWind speed m/s aboutHumidity % aboutTemperature °C aboutSolar radiation W/m² aboutRainfall mm about
The Gap108 ESE2.425.8

None of the data is validated (0% validated, 0/362 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
3 April 2026