Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:40 PM CST on Tuesday 06 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 06 January 2026 to Friday 09 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Simpson and Lasseter
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 in the low to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties. Severe heatwave conditions are expected to build over the coming days then ease over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Kulgera and Yulara.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Forecast
Ali Curung (21.0004°S, 134.3941°E, 373m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy in the Simpson and S Lasseter Districts. A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms elsewhere, increasing to a medium to high chance in the Top End and Carpentaria District. Very hot to the W of the Stuart Highway S of Daly Waters and also in the Simpson District. Light to moderate E/NE winds S of the Top End, fresh and gusty in the Lasseter and S Tanami Districts during the morning and in the S Barkly District during the afternoon. Light to moderate SW/NW winds in the Top End.
Forecast for Ali Curung (21.0004°S, 134.3941°E, 373m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 28° 27° 27° 27° 28° 29° 29° Maximum 39° 39° 40° 41° 41° 41° 39° Chance of rain 5% 10% 5% 5% 5% 10% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 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 20
(km/h)29
(km/h)13
(km/h)27
(km/h)12
(km/h)21
(km/h)9
(km/h)27
(km/h)24
(km/h)32
(km/h)32
(km/h)32
(km/h)34
(km/h)34
(km/h)Wind direction E E ENE ESE ENE ESE NE SE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE Relative humidity 32% 18% 39% 16% 35% 17% 43% 16% 22% 13% 17% 12% 14% 14% Dew point 15°C 11°C 17°C 10°C 16°C 11°C 19°C 11°C 9°C 8°C 6°C 7°C 3°C 7°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:33am CST 5:58am CST 7:19pm CST 7:44pm CST 10:26pm CST 9:33am CST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
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