Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for New South Wales and the ACT

Issued at 4.02 am (EST) Monday 14 July 2025
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Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
North Coast
Ballina Airport 04:00 am 4.5 -- 4.3 3.2 95 3.9   Calm
Cape Byron 04:00 am 12.9 -- 10.0 9.2 55 4.6 W 13
Casino 04:00 am 4.1 -- 3.9 1.9 95 3.5 WSW 4
Evans Head 04:00 am 10.9 -- 8.4 5.9 60 3.5 NNW 19
Grafton 04:00 am 5.2 -- 5.1 2.7 100 4.9 W 7
Lismore 04:00 am 2.6 -- 2.5 -0.7 95 2.2 NNE 9
Midnorth Coast
Coffs Harbour 04:00 am 6.3 -- 5.2 3.6 80 2.9 WSW 6
Kempsey Airport 04:00 am 3.1 -- 3.1 1.6 100 3.0   Calm
Port Macquarie Airport 04:00 am 4.9 -- 4.6 3.2 95 4.0 N 2
Taree Airport 04:00 am 9.1 -- 7.5 6.7 70 4.3 NE 6
Hunter
Cessnock Airport 04:00 am 11.9 -- 9.1 6.4 60 3.9 NNW 22
Gosford 04:00 am 12.5 -- 9.6 10.0 55 4.0 NNW 6
Mangrove Mt 04:00 am 10.7 -- 8.1 6.4 60 3.0 WNW 15
Murrurundi Gap 04:00 am 5.0 -- 4.7 -2.0 95 4.0 NW 30
Nobbys Head 04:00 am 13.9 -- 10.3 6.8 50 3.7 NW 30
Norah Head 04:00 am 13.4 -- 10.8 11.8 60 6.3 WNW 4
Scone 04:00 am 11.6 -- 8.9 7.0 60 3.9 NNW 17
Tocal 04:00 am 14.9 -- 10.9 8.2 45 3.4 NW 28
Williamtown 04:00 am 12.3 -- 9.5 7.4 60 4.3 WNW 19
Singleton TA (Defence) 04:00 am 12.1 -- 9.1 6.9 55 3.3 WNW 20
Metropolitan
Badgerys Ck 04:00 am 10.9 -- 8.0 9.2 55 2.0   Calm
Bankstown 04:00 am 13.8 -- 10.1 11.0 50 3.0 N 7
Canterbury 04:00 am 10.7 -- 7.7 7.8 55 1.5 N 6
Holsworthy 04:00 am 8.7 -- 6.8 6.1 70 3.1 ESE 6
Holsworthy (Defence) 04:00 am 13.8 -- 9.8 8.5 45 1.8 W 19
Horsley Park 04:00 am 14.5 -- 10.2 11.5 40 1.8 NW 7
Lucas Heights 03:45 am 11.1 -- 8.2 8.2 55 2.5 N 7
Penrith 04:00 am 15.9 -- 11.2 12.1 40 2.0 W 11
Richmond Airport 04:00 am 13.6 -- 9.8 10.3 45 2.5 NW 9
Sydney Observatory Hill 04:00 am 13.2 -- 9.9  *  50 3.6    
Sydney Airport 04:00 am 12.3 -- 8.8 9.2 50 1.6 N 7
Sydney Olympic Pk 04:00 am 10.8 -- 8.7 8.9 65 4.7 N 4
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Illawarra
Bellambi 04:00 am 15.6 -- 11.1 11.5 40 2.4 SE 13
Camden 04:00 am 14.7 -- 10.1 11.1 40 0.9 SW 9
Jervis Bay Airfield (Defence) 04:00 am 14.5 -- 10.5 6.0 45 3.0 W 37
Moss Vale 04:00 am 8.7 -- 6.3 -1.4 60 1.4 W 44
Nowra 04:00 am 13.9 -- 10.1 6.7 45 2.8 W 30
Pt Perpendicular 04:00 am 15.1 -- 11.3 10.3 50 4.5 WSW 19
Wollongong Airport 04:00 am 15.5 -- 11.1 11.5 40 2.7 WSW 13
South Coast
Bega 04:00 am 11.8 -- 8.6 3.5 50 2.0 WSW 35
Braidwood 04:00 am 7.0 -- 5.6 0.5 75 2.7 WNW 26
Green Cape 04:00 am 11.3 -- 8.8 0.9 60 4.1 WNW 48
Merimbula Airport 04:00 am 10.7 -- 7.7 4.4 55 1.5 W 24
Montague Island 04:00 am 11.6 -- 9.5  *  65 5.7    
Moruya Airport 04:00 am 11.0 -- 8.1 9.0 55 2.3 WSW 2
Ulladulla 04:00 am 12.8 -- 10.0 11.3 60 4.8 SW 2
Northern Tablelands
Armidale Airport 04:00 am 3.1 -- 2.4 -1.6 85 0.8 WNW 15
Glen Innes 04:00 am 1.7 -- 1.2 -2.0 90 0.2 WSW 9
Inverell Research Centre 04:00 am 3.1 -- 2.4 0.5 85 0.7 S 4
Central Tablelands
Bathurst 04:00 am 5.3 -- 4.5 1.0 85 3.0 N 15
Marrangaroo (Defence) 04:00 am 7.0 -- 4.7 3.3 60 -0.2 W 9
Mount Boyce 04:00 am 6.4 -- 4.1 -2.7 60 -0.8 W 37
Mudgee 04:00 am 2.3 -- 2.2 0.2 100 2.0 NE 2
Nullo Mountain 04:00 am 4.5 -- 3.2 -0.6 75 0.5 WNW 17
Orange 04:00 am 6.5 -- 4.4 -0.0 65 0.0 W 24
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Southern Tablelands
Bombala 04:00 am 3.0 -- 1.9 -4.0 80 -0.5 W 26
Cooma Airport 04:00 am 1.5 -- 0.6 -3.9 80 -1.6 SW 17
Goulburn 04:00 am 7.1 -- 5.7 1.0 75 3.0 W 24
Thredbo 04:00 am -4.4 -- -4.5 -14.4 95 -4.9 WNW 39
North West Slopes and Plains
Gunnedah Airport 04:00 am 0.0 -- -0.1 -2.0 95 -0.4   Calm
Moree Airport 04:00 am 2.9 -- 2.5 -1.3 90 1.7 NE 13
Narrabri Airport 04:00 am 8.6 -- 7.1 4.9 75 4.2 NE 13
Tamworth 04:00 am -0.8 -- -1.0 -4.1 95 -1.5 SSE 6
Walgett 04:00 am 4.2 -- 3.4 0.8 85 1.6 N 9
Central West Slopes and Plains
Condobolin 04:00 am 6.7 -- 5.1 2.5 70 1.8 WNW 13
Coonabarabran Airport 04:00 am 7.6 -- 5.5 4.1 65 1.2 N 9
Coonamble Airport 04:00 am 2.2 -- 1.7 -0.5 90 0.4 NE 4
Dubbo Airport 04:00 am 4.8 -- 4.1 1.9 85 2.5 E 7
Forbes 04:00 am 6.7 -- 4.9 3.7 65 0.8 W 6
Parkes Airport 04:00 am 8.0 -- 5.9 5.1 65 1.6 NNW 6
Trangie 04:00 am 5.4 -- 4.0 2.2 70 0.8 N 7
West Wyalong Airport 04:00 am 7.9 -- 6.2 3.5 70 2.6 WSW 15
South West Slopes
Albury Airport 04:00 am 7.1 -- 5.8 4.5 75 3.0 WSW 6
Cabramurra 04:00 am -0.7 -- -0.7 -8.1 100 -0.7 W 28
Khancoban 04:00 am 7.3 -- 6.3 5.7 80 4.3 N 2
Wagga Wagga 04:00 am 8.2 -- 7.1 5.0 80 5.0 W 11
Young 04:00 am 6.0 -- 5.0 3.3 80 2.8 NW 6
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Riverina
Deniliquin Airport 04:00 am 5.2 -- 4.6 0.9 90 3.5 WNW 15
Griffith Airport 04:00 am 5.6 -- 4.7 2.7 80 2.8 WNW 7
Hay 04:00 am 4.3 -- 4.3 0.6 100 4.2 WSW 13
Kapooka (Defence) 04:00 am 6.5 -- 6.5 4.9 100 6.4 WNW 4
Swan Hill 04:00 am 4.4 -- 4.1 0.1 95 3.4 W 15
Yanco 04:00 am 8.0 -- 6.9 4.7 80 4.8 WSW 11
Yarrawonga 04:00 am 5.4 -- 5.4 2.3 100 5.4 W 11
Upper Western
Bourke Airport 04:00 am 3.8 -- 2.2 1.2 65 -2.0 WNW 2
Cobar 04:00 am 8.6 -- 5.6 4.4 50 -1.2 W 11
Cobar Airport 04:00 am 3.8 -- 2.2 1.6 65 -1.7   Calm
Tibooburra Airport 04:00 am 10.3 -- 6.6 5.2 40 -2.0 W 15
Wilcannia Airport 04:00 am 6.9 -- 4.3 1.8 50 -2.3 SW 15
Lower Western
Broken Hill 04:00 am 7.5 -- 6.2 4.4 75 3.7 SSE 9
Ivanhoe Airport 04:00 am 6.0 -- 5.7 3.7 95 5.0 W 6
Mildura 04:00 am 5.1 -- 5.1 1.9 100 5.0 W 11
Islands
Lord Howe Island Airport 04:00 am 17.4 -- 14.2 13.1 60 9.3 W 22
Norfolk Island 04:00 am 15.3 -- 13.2 10.8 70 10.1 SW 24
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
ACT
Canberra Airport 04:00 am 7.2 -- 5.8 3.2 75 3.1 NNE 13
Tuggeranong 04:00 am 7.3 -- 5.1 3.3 60 0.5 W 11

Note: Calculation of the sun WBGT has been suppressed for this hour because the approximation used is not valid at these times.

The shade WBGT is calculated for an environment shaded from direct (and strong reflected) solar radiation and where surfaces are not significantly hotter or colder than the indicated air temperature.

* The calculation of AT requires an observation of temperature, humidity, and wind. If any of these are unavailable, the AT field is left blank.

The WBGT values displayed here should be used in conjunction with guidelines provided by Sports Medicine Australia (SMA).

The AT values displayed here are the Steadman Apparent Temperatures measured in the shade. The Apparent Temperature is an estimation of what the temperature "feels like" to an appropriately dressed adult. Direct exposure to the afternoon sun would add as much as 8C to the AT.

Further information About Thermal Comfort Observations including Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) and Apparent Temperature (AT).