Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for New South Wales and the ACT

Issued at 7.42 am (EST) Wednesday 30 April 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 07:30 am 17.9 -- 17.4 20.2 95 16.8   Calm
Cape Byron 07:30 am 18.1 -- 17.0 16.2 85 15.7 WSW 20
Casino 07:30 am 17.8 -- 17.1 18.2 90 16.3 NW 9
Evans Head 07:30 am 18.6 -- 17.0 18.1 80 14.9 SW 11
Grafton 07:30 am 15.4 -- 15.2 17.0 95 14.9   Calm
Lismore 07:30 am 16.0 -- 15.8 15.7 95 15.5 N 11
Midnorth Coast
Coffs Harbour 07:31 am 18.8      *      WSW 9
Kempsey Airport 07:30 am 15.0 -- 15.0 15.5 100 15.0 WNW 6
Port Macquarie Airport 07:30 am 17.6 -- 16.4 18.4 85 14.9 WSW 4
Taree Airport 07:30 am 17.6 -- 17.4 17.6 95 17.1 WNW 13
Hunter
Cessnock Airport 07:30 am 15.8 -- 14.9 15.8 85 13.6 SSW 6
Gosford 07:30 am 16.2 -- 15.4 15.9 90 14.4 WSW 9
Mangrove Mt 07:30 am 13.7 -- 13.4 13.5 95 13.1 WSW 6
Murrurundi Gap 07:30 am 11.4 -- 11.4 6.5 100 11.4 SE 28
Nobbys Head 07:30 am 18.4 -- 17.0 14.4 80 15.3 SSW 30
Norah Head 07:30 am 17.1 -- 16.8 11.9 95 16.5 S 39
Scone 07:30 am 14.9 -- 14.9 15.2 100 14.9 S 7
Tocal 07:30 am 15.1 -- 14.8 14.0 95 14.3 WSW 13
Williamtown 07:39 am 16.1 -- 15.6 14.1 95 15.0 SSW 19
Singleton TA (Defence) 07:30 am 15.8 -- 14.7 13.5 85 13.1 S 17
Metropolitan
Badgerys Ck 07:30 am 15.2 -- 14.3 13.7 85 13.1 SW 13
Bankstown 07:30 am 15.8 -- 14.9 14.8 85 13.6 SW 11
Canterbury 07:30 am 15.6 -- 15.1 14.2 95 14.5 SW 15
Holsworthy 07:30 am 15.3 -- 14.5 13.9 90 13.5 SW 13
Holsworthy (Defence) 07:30 am 14.5 -- 13.7 13.6 90 12.5 S 9
Horsley Park 07:30 am 15.2 -- 14.1 13.5 85 12.5 SSW 13
Lucas Heights 07:30 am 14.8 -- 14.0 11.5 90 12.8 S 22
Penrith 07:30 am 16.5 -- 15.1 16.2 80 13.2 SSW 7
Richmond Airport 07:30 am 16.2 -- 15.9 16.0 95 15.6 SW 11
Sydney Observatory Hill 07:30 am 15.5 -- 15.2  *  95 14.7    
Sydney Airport 07:30 am 16.2 -- 15.7 10.5 95 15.1 SW 39
Sydney Olympic Pk 07:30 am 15.6 -- 15.3 16.1 95 15.0 WSW 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
Illawarra
Bellambi 07:39 am 14.8 -- 14.4 11.4 95 13.8 SSW 24
Camden 07:30 am 15.4 -- 14.4 15.0 85 13.1 SSW 7
Jervis Bay Airfield (Defence) 07:37 am 16.7 -- 13.8 10.5 60 9.4 S 32
Moss Vale 07:30 am 10.3 -- 10.1 5.7 95 9.7 S 24
Nowra 07:30 am 13.0 -- 13.0 9.0 100 13.0 SSW 26
Pt Perpendicular 07:30 am 17.6 -- 14.0 10.2 55 8.5 S 37
Wollongong Airport 07:30 am 14.9 -- 14.4 12.8 90 13.6 SSW 17
South Coast
Bega 07:30 am 13.4 -- 12.2 10.0 80 10.4 SW 19
Braidwood 07:30 am 8.9 -- 8.6 5.6 95 8.0 S 15
Green Cape 07:30 am 14.2 -- 13.3 8.7 85 11.9 SW 32
Merimbula Airport 07:30 am 13.5 -- 12.7 11.5 85 11.4 WSW 13
Montague Island 07:30 am 14.9 -- 13.7  *  85 12.0    
Moruya Airport 07:30 am 14.6 -- 12.5 10.6 70 9.2 SW 20
Ulladulla 07:30 am 12.9 -- 12.5 9.9 95 12.0 SW 19
Northern Tablelands
Armidale Airport 07:30 am 11.8 -- 11.5 11.0 95 11.0 ENE 6
Glen Innes 07:30 am 9.8 -- 9.8 8.1 100 9.7 ESE 9
Inverell Research Centre 07:30 am 12.3 -- 11.6 11.7 90 10.5 ESE 4
Central Tablelands
Bathurst 07:30 am 10.7 -- 10.7 9.6 100 10.7 S 7
Marrangaroo (Defence) 07:30 am 9.8 -- 9.4 8.8 95 8.9 SSE 4
Mount Boyce 07:30 am 8.8 -- 8.8 7.2 100 8.7 S 7
Mudgee 07:30 am 11.9 -- 11.8 12.4 100 11.6   Calm
Nullo Mountain 07:30 am 8.7 -- 8.5 5.0 95 8.1 ESE 17
Orange 07:30 am 9.2 -- 9.2 7.3 100 9.1 ESE 9
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 07:30 am 7.9      *      SSE 13
Cooma Airport 07:30 am 6.6 -- 6.6 2.6 100 6.5 SW 17
Goulburn 07:30 am 9.5 -- 9.2 5.4 95 8.6 SSE 20
Thredbo 07:30 am -0.1 -- -0.1 -4.9 100 -0.1 SSE 15
North West Slopes and Plains
Gunnedah Airport 07:30 am 13.4 -- 13.3 13.2 100 13.1 SE 6
Moree Airport 07:30 am 13.8 -- 13.8 15.0 100 13.8   Calm
Narrabri Airport 07:30 am 14.2 -- 14.1 14.3 100 13.9 SSE 6
Tamworth 07:30 am 12.3 -- 12.2 12.2 100 12.0 WSW 4
Walgett 07:30 am 13.1 -- 11.9 10.7 80 10.1 SW 13
Central West Slopes and Plains
Condobolin 07:30 am 10.2 -- 10.1 8.5 100 9.9 WNW 9
Coonabarabran Airport 07:30 am 12.7 -- 12.4 12.0 95 12.1 S 7
Coonamble Airport 07:30 am 11.1 -- 10.4 9.3 90 9.4 SSW 9
Dubbo Airport 07:30 am 10.8 -- 10.3 8.2 90 9.4 SE 13
Forbes 07:30 am 10.4 -- 10.3 9.7 100 10.2 SSE 4
Parkes Airport 07:30 am 12.3 -- 11.6 9.6 90 10.5 E 15
Trangie 07:30 am 11.5 -- 10.8 10.2 90 9.8 S 7
West Wyalong Airport 07:30 am 13.4 -- 11.7 11.1 75 9.1 SE 11
South West Slopes
Albury Airport 07:30 am 13.3 -- 11.6 10.2 75 8.8 ESE 15
Cabramurra 07:30 am 3.1 -- 2.9 -8.4 95 2.4 ESE 52
Khancoban 07:30 am 10.0 -- 9.0 8.6 85 7.4 N 4
Wagga Wagga 07:30 am 13.5 -- 11.7 12.1 75 8.8 SE 6
Young 07:30 am 12.9 -- 11.2 10.1 75 8.4 SE 13
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 07:30 am 12.3 -- 11.1 8.3 80 9.1 S 20
Griffith Airport 07:30 am 8.6 -- 8.6 8.3 100 8.6   Calm
Hay 07:30 am 9.9 -- 9.9 7.8 100 9.8 SSW 11
Kapooka (Defence) 07:30 am 12.2 -- 10.7 10.5 75 8.3 S 7
Swan Hill 07:30 am 10.1 -- 9.1 7.1 85 7.5 S 13
Yanco 07:30 am 12.2 -- 11.4 12.3 90 10.3   Calm
Yarrawonga 07:30 am 12.1 -- 11.5 10.2 90 10.5 SSE 11
Upper Western
Bourke Airport 07:30 am 12.6 -- 11.8 11.1 90 10.7 SW 9
Cobar 07:30 am 9.8 -- 9.5 7.9 95 9.0 SW 9
Cobar Airport 07:30 am 9.4 -- 9.1 8.7 95 8.6 WSW 2
Tibooburra Airport 07:30 am 11.5 -- 9.7 9.0 70 6.6 SW 9
Wilcannia Airport 07:30 am 9.6 -- 8.9 7.0 90 7.7 WSW 11
Lower Western
Broken Hill 07:30 am 7.6 -- 6.8 4.5 85 5.4 SW 11
Ivanhoe Airport 07:30 am 9.5 -- 9.5 6.9 100 9.4 WSW 13
Mildura 07:30 am 8.5 -- 8.0 5.3 90 7.0 SSW 13
Islands
Lord Howe Island Airport 07:30 am 21.7 -- 18.6 22.0 65 14.6 S 6
Norfolk Island 07:30 am 21.5 -- 20.4 21.2 85 19.2 W 19
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 07:30 am 10.4 -- 10.3 8.8 100 10.2 S 9
Tuggeranong 07:30 am 10.4 -- 9.3 7.4 85 7.6 S 13

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).