Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:09 PM CST on Thursday 11 December 2025
Valid for Thursday 11 December 2025 to Sunday 14 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Arnhem, 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 and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties in the south. Over the eastern Top End, maximum temperatures in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties in the south.
Severe heatwave conditions across southern parts of NT will ease over the weekend as a milder change moves through. Severe heatwave conditions are developing over northeastern NT and are expected to peak over the weekend and into early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Bulman, Jervois, Kaltukatjara and Yulara.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Friday 12 December 2025
Forecast
Angurugu (13.9804°S, 136.4614°E, 5m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny morning. The chance of fog NW of Kakadu Highway in the early morning. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming N 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the late evening.
Forecast for Angurugu (13.9804°S, 136.4614°E, 5m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 26° 26° 26° 27° 27° 28° 27° Maximum 33° 33° 34° 33° 34° 32° 31° Chance of rain 30% 60% 40% 80% 80% 90% 90% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 10-20mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - 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 9
(km/h)12
(km/h)10
(km/h)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)10
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(km/h)10
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(km/h)9
(km/h)11
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(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction NNE ENE NNE NE N NE N NNE NNW NE WNW SE NNE E Relative humidity 63% 52% 62% 53% 64% 48% 64% 50% 62% 53% 65% 63% 72% 66% Dew point 23°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 24°C 21°C 24°C 22°C 23°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Angurugu (13.9804°S, 136.4614°E, 5m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:26am CST 5:49am CST 6:46pm CST 7:09pm CST 12:19am CST 12:32pm CST 
3rd quarter
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
