Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:26 PM CST on Saturday 22 November 2025
Valid for Saturday 22 November 2025 to Tuesday 25 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Barkly, Simpson, Lasseter and Tanami
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 high thirties to low forties, increasing to the mid forties over the southeast. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to expand and intensify over large areas of the south and east of the state over the coming days before easing mid next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Alice Springs, Ali Curung, Alpurrurulam, Jervois, Kulgera, Kaltukatjara, Tennant Creek, Walungurru and Yulara.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Sunday 23 November 2025
Forecast
Amata (26.1932°S, 131.1214°E, 696m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower N of Marla, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds NW/NE 25 to 35 km/h tending W/NW 25 to 40 km/h in the early afternoon then tending NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 36 to 43.
Forecast for Amata (26.1932°S, 131.1214°E, 696m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 23° 27° 24° 22° 20° 20° 17° Maximum 40° 40° 37° 33° 34° 35° 33° Chance of rain 20% 30% 40% 30% 50% 90% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 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 18
(km/h)26
(km/h)12
(km/h)25
(km/h)18
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)15
(km/h)21
(km/h)25
(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction E NNW W WNW SSE NE SSW S E NNE N NW SSE ESE Relative humidity 34% 17% 26% 14% 38% 21% 31% 22% 40% 23% 58% 33% 52% 28% Dew point 11°C 11°C 11°C 8°C 12°C 11°C 6°C 9°C 10°C 10°C 17°C 17°C 10°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Amata (26.1932°S, 131.1214°E, 696m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:16am CDT 6:42am CDT 8:14pm CDT 8:39pm CDT 8:31am CDT 11:02pm CDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
