Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for New South Wales and the ACT

Issued at 10.42 pm (EDT) Friday 13 March 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 10:30 pm 24.3 -- 21.4 23.0 70 18.2 SE 22
Cape Byron 10:30 pm 24.0 -- 21.7 19.0 75 19.3 E 44
Casino 10:30 pm 21.1 -- 20.3 22.1 90 19.4 S 13
Evans Head 10:30 pm 21.6 -- 20.4 19.5 85 19.0 SSE 28
Grafton 10:30 pm 19.9 -- 19.5 21.5 95 19.1 SSE 9
Lismore 10:30 pm 20.9 -- 20.3 21.2 95 19.7 S 17
Midnorth Coast
Coffs Harbour 10:35 pm 19.9 -- 19.8 18.5 100 19.7 SSW 26
Kempsey Airport 10:30 pm 19.3 -- 18.2 18.4 85 16.9 S 17
Port Macquarie Airport 10:30 pm 19.2 -- 18.2 19.5 85 17.0 SSW 11
Taree Airport 10:30 pm 20.8 -- 17.7 19.9 65 13.7 S 11
Hunter
Cessnock Airport 10:30 pm 18.9 -- 15.9 19.1 65 11.7 SSE 2
Gosford 10:30 pm 20.5 -- 17.0 19.1 60 12.2 SE 11
Mangrove Mt 10:30 pm 15.5 -- 14.0 15.7 80 11.9 SSE 2
Murrurundi Gap 10:30 pm 15.4 -- 13.8 6.8 80 11.6 SE 48
Nobbys Head 10:30 pm 20.9 -- 17.2 14.5 55 12.1 SSE 37
Norah Head 10:30 pm 20.8 -- 17.6 15.3 65 13.5 S 35
Scone 10:30 pm 18.8 -- 16.4 16.0 70 13.2 SE 20
Tocal 10:30 pm 20.1 -- 17.2 21.1 65 13.3   Calm
Williamtown 10:30 pm 20.9 -- 17.2 17.4 55 12.1 SSE 22
Singleton TA (Defence) 10:30 pm 18.9 -- 15.7 17.6 60 11.2 SSE 9
Metropolitan
Badgerys Ck 10:30 pm 14.0 -- 12.1 12.1 75 9.2 SW 9
Bankstown 10:30 pm 17.4      *      SW 9
Canterbury 10:30 pm 20.2 -- 16.6 18.6 60 11.7 SSE 11
Holsworthy 10:30 pm 15.8 -- 13.0 13.4 60 8.5 SW 11
Holsworthy (Defence) 10:30 pm 14.3 -- 12.0 13.5 65 8.3 SW 2
Horsley Park 10:30 pm 16.3 -- 13.1 14.5 60 8.0 SW 7
Lucas Heights 10:30 pm 16.2 -- 13.4 14.3 65 9.1 SSE 9
Penrith 10:30 pm 17.2 -- 14.0 15.7 60 9.1 SSW 7
Richmond Airport 10:30 pm 17.6 -- 14.5 15.5 60 9.8 SW 11
Sydney Observatory Hill 10:30 pm 20.1 -- 16.7  *  60 12.1    
Sydney Airport 10:30 pm 20.5 -- 16.8 16.1 55 11.7 SSE 26
Sydney Olympic Pk 10:30 pm 19.6 -- 16.0 18.6 55 10.9 SSW 7
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 10:30 pm 17.9 -- 14.8 15.6 60 10.3 SSW 13
Camden 10:30 pm 15.2 -- 12.5 13.4 60 8.0 SW 7
Jervis Bay Airfield (Defence) 10:30 pm 17.4 -- 14.3 13.7 60 9.6 S 19
Moss Vale 10:30 pm 9.5 -- 8.5 7.6 85 6.9 NE 6
Nowra 10:30 pm 12.8 -- 11.7 10.8 85 10.0 SSW 11
Pt Perpendicular 10:30 pm 18.9 -- 15.2 15.3 55 9.7 S 19
Wollongong Airport 10:30 pm 14.7 -- 13.3 13.8 80 11.3 W 7
South Coast
Bega 10:30 pm 12.2 -- 10.6 11.7 75 7.9   Calm
Braidwood 10:30 pm 9.1 -- 8.4 8.5 90 7.2   Calm
Green Cape 10:30 pm 15.1 -- 12.7 10.3 65 9.0 W 24
Merimbula Airport 10:30 pm 12.1 -- 10.4 10.2 75 7.6 SSW 7
Montague Island 10:30 pm 17.2 -- 13.9 9.9 60 8.9 S 37
Moruya Airport 10:30 pm 15.0 -- 12.5 13.0 65 8.5 WSW 9
Ulladulla 10:30 pm 18.8 -- 15.3 14.7 55 10.1 SSE 22
Northern Tablelands
Armidale Airport 10:30 pm 14.3 -- 14.0 10.9 95 13.7 ESE 24
Glen Innes 10:30 pm 15.5 -- 14.9 10.8 90 14.2 ESE 32
Inverell Research Centre 10:30 pm 20.2 -- 17.5 18.7 70 14.1 E 15
Central Tablelands
Bathurst 10:30 pm 13.3 -- 10.7 8.7 65 6.4 ESE 20
Marrangaroo (Defence) 10:30 pm 10.2 -- 8.6 7.9 75 5.8 SE 7
Mount Boyce 10:30 pm 8.5 -- 7.3 6.1 80 5.3 E 7
Mudgee 10:30 pm 16.7 -- 14.0 13.0 65 10.1 SE 20
Nullo Mountain 10:30 pm 9.9 -- 9.2 3.7 90 8.0 ESE 30
Orange 10:30 pm 11.5 -- 10.4 7.0 85 8.7 E 22
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 10:30 pm 6.8 -- 6.4 5.8 95 5.7   Calm
Cooma Airport 10:30 pm 6.8 -- 5.4 2.8 75 2.7 WSW 13
Goulburn 10:30 pm 9.3 -- 8.2 6.3 80 6.2 E 11
Thredbo 10:30 pm 2.6 -- -1.2 -1.9 25 -14.5 NNW 6
North West Slopes and Plains
Gunnedah Airport 10:30 pm 19.7 -- 17.0 15.5 65 13.4 SSE 28
Moree Airport 10:30 pm 26.8 -- 21.8 22.8 50 16.1 ENE 32
Narrabri Airport 10:30 pm 24.5 -- 20.5 22.6 60 15.7 SSE 20
Tamworth 10:30 pm 20.2 -- 16.8 14.8 60 12.2 ESE 32
Walgett 10:30 pm 27.0 -- 20.6 22.8 40 12.3 SSE 26
Central West Slopes and Plains
Condobolin 10:30 pm 21.4 -- 15.5 18.0 35 6.1 SSE 13
Coonabarabran Airport 10:30 pm 16.1 -- 14.5 13.2 80 12.3 SE 19
Coonamble Airport 10:30 pm 24.1 -- 18.9 21.5 45 12.1 ESE 17
Dubbo Airport 10:30 pm 19.6 -- 16.6 14.3 65 12.6 E 32
Forbes 10:30 pm 22.0 -- 17.7 17.7 55 12.0 SE 26
Parkes Airport 10:30 pm 20.6 -- 16.3 17.4 50 10.1 ENE 17
Trangie 10:30 pm 22.4 -- 18.3 20.1 55 12.9 E 17
West Wyalong Airport 10:30 pm 20.0 -- 14.3 16.4 35 4.9 SSE 13
South West Slopes
Albury Airport 10:30 pm 17.1 -- 12.9 14.0 45 5.7 SSE 11
Cabramurra 10:30 pm 6.8 -- 4.9 -1.1 65 1.1 ESE 32
Khancoban 10:30 pm 11.0 -- 9.2 10.1 70 6.0   Calm
Wagga Wagga 10:30 pm 19.8 -- 14.2 14.8 35 4.7 SE 20
Young 10:30 pm 17.0 -- 13.6 12.5 55 8.4 ESE 22
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 10:30 pm 17.3 -- 13.1 12.2 50 6.2 S 22
Griffith Airport 10:30 pm 20.3 -- 13.9 15.1 30 2.2 SSE 19
Hay 10:30 pm 17.9 -- 13.5 13.2 45 6.1 SSE 20
Kapooka (Defence) 10:30 pm 14.4 -- 11.3 11.8 55 6.0 S 9
Swan Hill 10:30 pm 17.5 -- 13.6 13.1 50 7.3 SE 20
Yanco 10:30 pm 19.6 -- 13.6 15.6 35 2.9 SSE 13
Yarrawonga 10:30 pm 14.6 -- 11.6 11.7 60 6.4 S 11
Upper Western
Bourke Airport 10:30 pm 22.8 -- 14.7 18.5 20 -1.3 SSE 11
Cobar 10:30 pm 23.1 -- 14.8 18.9 20 -1.1 SSE 11
Cobar Airport 10:30 pm 18.9 -- 12.8 15.8 30 1.4 SSE 7
Tibooburra Airport 10:30 pm 22.0 -- 15.1 16.7 30 3.2 SSE 20
Wilcannia Airport 10:30 pm 20.5 -- 14.4 15.5 35 3.7 S 19
Lower Western
Broken Hill 10:30 pm 19.3 -- 13.2 14.1 30 2.2 SE 19
Ivanhoe Airport 10:30 pm 20.5 -- 14.0 15.6 30 2.3 S 17
Mildura 10:30 pm 17.6 -- 13.2 15.0 45 5.9 SSE 9
Islands
Lord Howe Island Airport 10:30 pm 21.6 -- 18.5 18.1 65 14.5 SSW 26
Norfolk Island 10:30 pm 21.5 -- 20.4 22.4 85 19.2 SW 13
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 10:30 pm 11.0 -- 9.3 8.1 75 6.4 SE 11
Tuggeranong 10:30 pm 12.9 -- 10.6 9.3 65 6.7 E 15

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).