Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for New South Wales and the ACT

Issued at 11.42 am (EDT) Sunday 11 January 2026
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Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EDT °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
North Coast
Ballina Airport 11:30 am 29.9 31.0 25.7 30.2 60 21.6 NNE 22
Cape Byron 11:30 am 26.7 30.0 24.7 26.2 80 22.8 NNE 30
Casino 11:30 am 32.8 31.6 26.3 33.9 45 19.7 NW 13
Evans Head 11:30 am 30.6 31.5 26.1 32.3 60 21.7 ENE 15
Grafton 11:30 am 32.7 32.2 26.8 34.0 50 20.9 ESE 15
Lismore 11:30 am 31.1 31.5 26.2 34.1 55 21.3 NNW 7
Midnorth Coast
Coffs Harbour 11:30 am 24.6 27.1 22.4 23.4 75 20.1 S 26
Kempsey Airport 11:30 am 30.3 30.1 25.1 30.6 55 19.6 SSE 17
Port Macquarie Airport 11:35 am 25.4 26.5 21.9 22.9 65 18.1 S 28
Taree Airport 11:30 am 24.1 25.4 21.0 22.9 65 17.4 SSW 20
Hunter
Cessnock Airport 11:30 am 22.1 23.4 19.1 20.7 65 15.5 SSE 17
Gosford 11:30 am 22.1 23.3 19.0 21.3 65 15.2 S 13
Mangrove Mt 11:30 am 19.6 21.5 17.3 18.2 70 14.4 SSE 15
Murrurundi Gap 11:30 am 26.8 26.8 22.1 24.3 55 17.0 SE 26
Nobbys Head 11:30 am 21.3 23.0 18.7 16.9 70 15.6 S 33
Norah Head 11:30 am 21.4 23.3 19.0 16.4 70 16.1 S 37
Scone 11:30 am 28.4 27.3 22.7 26.0 50 16.3 SSE 24
Tocal 11:30 am 22.3 23.9 19.6 21.6 70 16.3 S 15
Williamtown 11:30 am 22.6 24.0 19.7 20.9 65 16.2 S 20
Singleton TA (Defence) 11:30 am 22.6 23.6 19.4 20.6 65 15.4 SE 20
Metropolitan
Badgerys Ck 11:30 am 20.5 21.6 17.5 18.8 65 13.5 SSE 15
Bankstown 11:30 am 21.1 22.3 18.1 17.2 65 14.3 SSE 28
Canterbury 11:30 am 20.9 21.9 17.7 18.2 65 13.6 SSE 20
Holsworthy 11:30 am 20.3 21.9 17.7 17.9 70 14.4 SSE 20
Holsworthy (Defence) 11:30 am 19.2 21.1 16.9 16.9 70 14.0 SSE 19
Horsley Park 11:30 am 20.7 21.7 17.5 19.7 65 13.4 SSE 11
Lucas Heights 11:30 am 18.9 20.8 16.6 14.7 70 13.6 SSE 28
Penrith 11:30 am 21.2 22.5 18.3 20.6 65 14.6 S 11
Richmond Airport 11:30 am 20.9 22.6 18.4 18.8 70 15.2 SE 20
Sydney Observatory Hill 11:30 am 21.4 22.5 18.3  *  65 14.3    
Sydney Airport 11:30 am 21.6 23.1 18.8 17.1 70 15.4 S 33
Sydney Olympic Pk 11:30 am 21.4 22.6 18.4 19.1 65 14.6 SSE 20
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EDT °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Illawarra
Bellambi 11:30 am 19.4 21.6 17.4 13.6 75 14.9 S 39
Camden 11:30 am 20.4 21.4 17.2 19.2 60 12.9 SSE 11
Jervis Bay Airfield (Defence) 11:30 am 18.8 20.0 15.8 15.1 65 11.6 S 22
Moss Vale 11:30 am 13.7 17.0 12.7 10.0 85 11.4 SE 22
Nowra 11:30 am 18.4 20.0 15.8 16.2 65 12.2 SSE 15
Pt Perpendicular 11:30 am 18.2 19.7 15.5 14.6 65 11.7 S 22
Wollongong Airport 11:30 am 19.3 21.2 17.0 17.8 70 14.1 S 15
South Coast
Bega 11:30 am 23.0 20.7 16.5 18.9 35 6.3 SW 17
Braidwood 11:30 am 16.3 18.2 13.9 14.0 70 10.6 ENE 13
Green Cape 11:30 am 17.5 19.3 15.1 9.9 70 11.8 SW 43
Merimbula Airport 11:30 am 22.5 20.4 16.2 17.5 35 6.3 SW 22
Montague Island 11:30 am 19.4 19.4 15.1 13.0 50 8.7 SSE 32
Moruya Airport 11:30 am 19.6 19.3 15.1 17.1 45 8.0 SE 11
Ulladulla 11:30 am 18.8 20.1 16.0 15.3 65 12.1 S 22
Northern Tablelands
Armidale Airport 11:30 am 27.3 25.8 21.2 26.2 45 14.3 WSW 13
Glen Innes 11:30 am 25.8 25.6 21.0 25.6 55 15.8 WSW 11
Inverell Research Centre 11:30 am 27.7 28.3 23.4 30.5 60 19.0    
Central Tablelands
Bathurst 11:30 am 23.3 23.0 18.6 21.0 50 12.9 ENE 17
Marrangaroo (Defence) 11:30 am 14.5 17.9 13.6 13.6 90 12.5 E 9
Mount Boyce 11:33 am 13.5 17.6 13.4 12.5 100 13.3 ENE 11
Mudgee 11:30 am 28.6 26.5 21.9 25.7 40 14.1 NE 22
Nullo Mountain 11:30 am 18.2 20.8 16.6 15.9 80 14.7 ESE 20
Orange 11:30 am 20.4 21.6 17.3 18.3 65 13.6 SE 17
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EDT °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Southern Tablelands
Bombala 11:30 am 15.3 15.7 11.0 10.3 45 3.5 WSW 19
Cooma Airport 11:30 am 16.1 16.5 11.9 11.4 50 5.1 SW 19
Goulburn 11:30 am 15.2 18.3 14.1 11.9 85 12.7 NE 22
Thredbo 11:30 am 8.8 12.3 7.3 5.9 75 4.8 ESE 9
North West Slopes and Plains
Gunnedah Airport 11:30 am 34.4 31.8 26.5 33.6 40 18.4 NNW 20
Moree Airport 11:30 am 33.0 32.4 26.9 34.3 50 20.9 N 15
Narrabri Airport 11:30 am 33.2 31.8 26.5 32.6 45 19.7 N 22
Tamworth 11:30 am 32.3 30.2 25.2 33.3 40 17.7 WSW 9
Walgett 11:30 am 35.3 29.8 25.1 34.1 25 12.9 NW 11
Central West Slopes and Plains
Condobolin 11:30 am 24.2 21.5 17.2 19.2 30 6.5 S 22
Coonabarabran Airport 11:30 am 29.5 27.2 22.5 26.0 40 14.5 NNW 26
Coonamble Airport 11:30 am 32.6 26.5 22.1 28.4 20 7.4 WSW 19
Dubbo Airport 11:30 am 31.4 24.5 20.1 26.8 15 1.7 S 15
Forbes 11:30 am 24.0 21.4 17.1 20.0 35 6.7 SSW 17
Parkes Airport 11:30 am 24.5 21.1 16.8 19.4 25 4.3 S 20
Trangie 11:30 am 29.8 23.6 19.3 23.6 15 2.1 S 24
West Wyalong Airport 11:30 am 20.9 19.5 15.2 16.4 40 6.1 SW 19
South West Slopes
Albury Airport 11:30 am 23.2 20.9 16.7 19.5 35 6.5 SE 15
Cabramurra 11:30 am 13.5 15.8 11.2 11.9 70 7.9 W 6
Khancoban 11:30 am 22.9 21.3 17.0 19.0 40 8.6 SSW 19
Wagga Wagga 11:30 am 25.1 22.1 17.8 22.7 30 6.8 W 9
Young 11:30 am 23.5 21.5 17.2 21.0 35 8.0 SSE 11
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EDT °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Riverina
Deniliquin Airport 11:30 am 21.6 19.8 15.6 15.7 35 5.9 S 26
Griffith Airport 11:30 am 23.5 20.5 16.2 17.2 30 4.0 SW 26
Hay 11:30 am 22.6 20.1 15.8 16.5 30 4.6 S 26
Kapooka (Defence) 11:30 am 24.3 20.9 16.6 21.7 25 4.1 WSW 7
Swan Hill 11:30 am 20.9 19.1 14.8 15.1 35 4.5 S 24
Yanco 11:30 am 23.7 20.5 16.2 18.7 25 3.6 SW 19
Yarrawonga 11:30 am 23.8 20.3 16.0 18.4 25 2.6 SSW 20
Upper Western
Bourke Airport 11:30 am 32.6 25.9 21.6 27.0 20 5.2 S 24
Cobar 11:30 am 27.4 22.5 18.2 22.1 20 3.2 SSE 20
Cobar Airport 11:30 am 27.0 22.8 18.5 20.2 25 5.3 S 30
Tibooburra Airport 11:30 am 27.4 23.1 18.8 19.4 25 5.6 SSE 37
Wilcannia Airport 11:30 am 25.7 21.8 17.5 19.1 25 4.2 SSE 28
Lower Western
Broken Hill 11:30 am 21.4 19.3 14.9 13.4 30 4.0 S 35
Ivanhoe Airport 11:30 am 24.2 21.0 16.8 18.4 30 4.6 S 24
Mildura 11:30 am 21.4 19.5 15.2 15.3 35 4.9 SE 26
Islands
Lord Howe Island Airport 11:30 am 26.1 29.5 24.3 27.0 80 22.6 NE 22
Norfolk Island 11:30 am 26.1 28.0 23.2 24.6 70 20.2 NE 28
Station Name Observation
Time
Temp WBGT
sun
WBGT
shade
  AT
shade
Rel
Hum
Dew
Point
Wind (10m)
Dir Spd

EDT °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
ACT
Canberra Airport 11:30 am 19.8 20.3 16.0 18.0 55 10.8 S 11
Tuggeranong 11:30 am 20.8 20.2 15.9 18.4 45 8.8 SSW 11

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).