Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:43 PM CST on Sunday 14 December 2025
Valid for Sunday 14 December 2025 to Tuesday 16 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Arnhem
Cancellation for the following areas:
Simpson
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures over the eastern Top End in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties. Maximum temperatures over the southeast of the NT have eased to range from the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions over northeastern NT are expected to remain until mid week.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Simpson district, however low intensity heatwave conditions may linger for a day or two. Locations likely to be impacted include Bulman.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Monday 15 December 2025
Forecast
Ali Curung (21.0004°S, 134.3941°E, 373m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny in the Lasseter and Simpson Districts. A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms elsewhere, increasing to a medium to high chance in the Daly, Gregory, N Tanami and Carpentaria Districts. Very hot in the S Arnhem, SE Barkly and far E Simpson Districts. Light to moderate E/SE winds S of Elliott, tending fresh and gusty S of Barrow Creek during the day, with the fresh winds continuing through the evening in the E Simpson District. Light winds N of Elliott.
Forecast for Ali Curung (21.0004°S, 134.3941°E, 373m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 26° 28° 28° 27° 26° 26° 26° Maximum 38° 38° 38° 36° 35° 34° 31° Chance of rain 10% 20% 10% 40% 60% 90% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 10-20mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 27
(km/h)21
(km/h)29
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)17
(km/h)11
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(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE SE SE ESE SE ENE ENE NE ENE NE NE N ENE Relative humidity 21% 15% 20% 17% 24% 17% 47% 32% 54% 33% 60% 42% 70% 58% Dew point 7°C 8°C 7°C 9°C 10°C 9°C 19°C 17°C 20°C 17°C 21°C 19°C 22°C 22°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ali Curung (21.0004°S, 134.3941°E, 373m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 5:21am CST 5:45am CST 7:09pm CST 7:34pm CST 2:04am CST 3:09pm CST 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
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