Thermal Comfort Observations

WBGT and Apparent Temperature for Queensland

Issued at 11.12 pm (EST) Saturday 17 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

EST °C °C°C°C % °C
km/h
Southeast Region
Brisbane 11:00 pm 24.9 -- 24.3 30.6 95 23.7   Calm
Brisbane Airport 11:00 pm 25.5 -- 24.6 30.0 90 23.7 E 6
Archerfield 11:00 pm 25.7 -- 24.5 29.1 85 23.4 ESE 11
Amberley 11:00 pm 24.6 -- 24.1 28.5 95 23.6 S 9
Beaudesert AWS 11:00 pm 24.1 -- 23.4 29.2 90 22.7   Calm
Redcliffe          *         
Gold Coast Seaway 11:00 pm 25.8 -- 24.8 29.8 90 23.8 ENE 9
Gatton 11:00 pm 22.4 -- 22.1 27.0 95 21.7   Calm
Toowoomba 11:00 pm 20.5 -- 19.9 19.7 95 19.3 ENE 22
Oakey 11:00 pm 22.4 -- 21.3 22.6 85 20.1 E 19
Cape Moreton 11:00 pm 25.2 -- 24.6 28.2 95 24.0 ENE 15
Coolangatta 11:00 pm 26.2 -- 25.3 30.2 90 24.4 NE 11
Maroochydore 11:00 pm 24.9 -- 24.0 26.0 90 23.1 S 22
Tewantin 11:00 pm 25.8 -- 25.4 30.6 95 25.1 N 9
Nambour 11:00 pm 23.6 -- 22.8 27.2 90 22.0 SSW 6
Beerburrum 11:00 pm 22.3 -- 22.2 27.0 100 22.0   Calm
Gympie 11:00 pm 23.4 -- 23.0 27.4 95 22.7 WSW 6
Double Island Point 11:00 pm 25.2 -- 24.7 28.8 95 24.3 NNE 13
Canungra (Defence) 11:00 pm 22.8 -- 22.6 27.7 95 22.3   Calm
Greenbank (Defence) 11:00 pm 24.5 -- 24.5 30.6 100 24.5   Calm
Gulf Country
Burketown 11:00 pm 28.2 -- 27.6 34.7 95 27.1 NW 7
Zinifex Century Mine 11:00 pm 26.8 -- 26.2 33.6 95 25.6   Calm
Kowanyama 11:00 pm 26.7 -- 26.3 32.7 95 26.0 N 6
Mornington Island          *         
Normanton 11:06 pm 29.7 -- 27.9 34.9 80 26.3 NW 11
Sweers Island          *         
Peninsula
Coen 11:00 pm 25.2 -- 24.9 31.5 95 24.7   Calm
Horn Island 11:00 pm 28.2 -- 26.7 31.7 85 25.4 N 17
Lockhart River 11:00 pm 25.6 -- 25.3 32.1 95 25.1   Calm
Musgrave          *         
Weipa 11:00 pm 26.3 -- 25.8 31.9 95 25.4 E 6
North Tropical Coast and Tablelands
Cairns 11:00 pm 25.8 -- 25.3 30.1 95 24.9 SE 11
Cairns Racecourse 11:08 pm 25.7 -- 25.7 31.3 100 25.7 S 7
Cape Flattery 11:00 pm 25.2 -- 24.6 28.2 95 24.0 W 15
Cardwell          *         
Cooktown 11:00 pm 24.7 -- 24.1 27.8 95 23.5 W 13
Innisfail 11:00 pm 25.9 -- 25.5 30.4 95 25.2 WNW 11
Low Isles 11:00 pm 25.8 -- 25.3 28.4 95 24.9 NNW 20
Lucinda 11:00 pm        *      WSW 19
Mareeba 11:00 pm 24.6 -- 24.2 28.7 95 23.9 SE 9
Palmerville 11:00 pm 25.7 -- 24.7 30.0 90 23.7 NNW 7
South Johnstone 11:00 pm 25.9 -- 25.5 31.3 95 25.2 SW 6
Cowley Beach (Defence) 11:00 pm 26.2 -- 25.9 33.1 95 25.7   Calm
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
Herbert and Lower Burdekin
Alva Beach 11:00 pm 26.0 -- 25.8 31.8 100 25.7 SW 6
Ayr 11:00 pm 25.4 -- 24.9 30.4 95 24.5 W 6
Bowen 11:00 pm 25.8 -- 25.4 31.0 95 25.1 SW 7
Ingham 11:00 pm 24.8 -- 24.7 29.9 100 24.6 W 6
Mount Stuart (Defence) 11:00 pm 25.4 -- 24.1 29.3 85 22.9 NNE 7
Townsville 11:00 pm 25.8 -- 25.2 30.7 95 24.6 W 7
Townsville Air Weapons Range (Defence) 11:00 pm 24.6 -- 23.4 27.4 85 22.3 ENE 11
Townsville Fanning River (Defence) 11:00 pm 24.2 -- 23.3 29.2 90 22.5   Calm
Woolshed 11:00 pm 22.5 -- 22.1 26.7 95 21.8 NNE 2
Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders
Charters Towers          *         
Georgetown 11:00 pm 24.7 -- 24.0 28.8 90 23.3 NNW 7
Hughenden 11:00 pm 26.3 -- 25.5 30.9 90 24.7 NE 9
Richmond 11:00 pm 27.4 -- 25.7 30.8 80 24.1 WNW 13
Channel Country
Ballera 11:00 pm 29.7 -- 18.6 25.0 15 -1.6 SE 13
Bedourie          *         
Boulia          *         
Birdsville 11:00 pm 30.9 -- 20.5 26.5 20 4.6 SSE 17
Quilpie          *         
Thargomindah 11:00 pm 30.3 -- 19.7 26.6 15 2.5 WSW 11
Windorah 11:00 pm 29.3 -- 19.9 27.1 25 6.0 SSW 7
Central West
Barcaldine          *         
Blackall 11:00 pm 28.7 -- 20.2 26.2 30 8.4 SW 11
Isisford          *         
Longreach 11:00 pm 27.4 -- 22.2 26.7 50 16.4 WSW 15
Tambo          *         
Winton 11:00 pm 29.8 -- 27.8 35.8 80 26.0 N 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
Maranoa and Warrego
Charleville 11:00 pm 24.6 -- 18.3 23.4 40 9.7 SSW 6
Cunnamulla          *         
Injune          *         
Mitchell          *         
Roma 11:00 pm 29.8 -- 24.7 30.1 55 19.5 NNE 17
St George 11:00 pm 27.8 -- 20.6 26.0 35 10.9 SE 11
Surat          *         
Northwest
Camooweal 11:00 pm 28.0 -- 25.9 31.8 80 24.0 N 11
Cloncurry 11:00 pm 27.0 -- 25.5 30.4 85 24.1 NNW 13
Julia Creek 11:00 pm 27.0 -- 26.2 31.6 90 25.4 NW 11
Mt Isa 11:00 pm 26.6 -- 25.1 30.9 85 23.7 NNE 7
The Monument 11:00 pm 27.9 -- 24.8 30.8 70 21.7 NW 9
Urandangi 11:00 pm 28.3 -- 24.6 31.1 65 20.8 N 7
Central Coast - Whitsundays
Bowen 11:00 pm 25.8 -- 25.4 31.0 95 25.1 SW 7
Collinsville          *         
Hamilton Island 11:00 pm 27.4 -- 25.9 31.8 85 24.5 SE 9
Mackay Airport 11:00 pm 26.7 -- 25.9 31.5 90 25.1 SW 9
Mackay 11:00 pm 27.1 -- 26.0 33.1 90 24.9 E 2
Proserpine 11:00 pm 25.8 -- 25.3 30.5 95 24.9 SSW 9
St Lawrence 11:00 pm 27.9 -- 27.0 33.4 90 26.1 N 9
Central Highlands - Coalfields
Emerald 11:00 pm 29.3 -- 26.2 30.9 70 23.3 NE 20
Clermont 11:00 pm 29.1 -- 26.0 32.3 70 23.1 NNE 11
Lochington 11:00 pm 27.4 -- 24.4 30.5 70 21.4 E 7
Moranbah 11:11 pm 25.5 -- 24.7 31.3 90 23.9   Calm
Rolleston Airport 11:00 pm 28.6 -- 25.4 31.4 70 22.3 NE 11
Springsure          *         
Taroom          *         
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
Capricornia
Biloela 11:00 pm 26.8 -- 24.8 29.5 80 22.8 ENE 13
Gladstone Airport 11:00 pm 27.3 -- 25.8 31.3 85 24.4 ESE 11
Heron Island 11:00 pm        *      E 19
Rockhampton 11:00 pm 27.4 -- 26.4 32.0 90 25.4 ESE 11
Samuel Hill 11:00 pm 26.2 -- 25.6 31.5 95 25.0 SE 6
Williamson 11:00 pm 26.7 -- 25.5 32.8 85 24.4   Calm
Yeppoon 11:00 pm 28.0 -- 26.5 30.8 85 25.2 ESE 20
Darling Downs and Granite Belt
Dalby 11:00 pm 23.0 -- 22.0 25.4 90 20.9 SE 9
Goondiwindi          *         
Inglewood          *         
Miles 11:00 pm 26.0 -- 23.6 27.1 75 21.2 NNE 17
Oakey 11:00 pm 22.4 -- 21.3 22.6 85 20.1 E 19
Stanthorpe 11:00 pm 20.1 -- 19.2 21.7 90 18.2 E 7
Texas          *         
Toowoomba 11:00 pm 20.5 -- 19.9 19.7 95 19.3 ENE 22
Warwick 11:00 pm 21.6 -- 20.8 24.9 90 19.9 SSW 2
Wide Bay and Burnett
Bundaberg 11:00 pm 25.6 -- 25.1 29.7 95 24.6 E 11
Double Island Point 11:00 pm 25.2 -- 24.7 28.8 95 24.3 NNE 13
Gayndah 11:00 pm 22.9 -- 22.3 27.5 95 21.7   Calm
Hervey Bay 11:00 pm 26.5 -- 25.2 29.5 85 24.0 E 15
Gympie 11:00 pm 23.4 -- 23.0 27.4 95 22.7 WSW 6
Kingaroy 11:00 pm 20.2 -- 19.8 22.9 95 19.4 NE 4
Lady Elliot Island 11:00 pm 27.0 -- 26.6 30.5 95 26.3 ESE 20
Maryborough 11:00 pm 24.9 -- 24.6 29.7 95 24.4 ENE 7
Monto          *         
Rainbow Beach          *         
Sandy Cape          *         
Town of 1770          *         
Tin Can Bay (Defence) 11:00 pm 25.0 -- 24.6 29.9 95 24.3 NNE 6

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).