Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:38 PM CST on Tuesday 09 December 2025
Valid for Tuesday 09 December 2025 to Friday 12 December 2025
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 and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties are expected for the remainder of the week.
Severe heatwave conditions across southern parts of NT will ease by the weekend. Severe heatwave conditions are forecast to develop over northeastern NT later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kulgera, Kaltukatjara and Yulara.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Wednesday 10 December 2025
Forecast
Antewenegerrde (25.9941°S, 128.3424°E, 564m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the NE, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds in the E during this afternoon and early evening. Winds S/SE 20 to 30 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 39 to 44.
Forecast for Antewenegerrde (25.9941°S, 128.3424°E, 564m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 27° 27° 26° 23° 21° 23° 23° Maximum 42° 42° 40° 34° 35° 37° 38° Chance of rain 40% 50% 70% 50% 10% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 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 23
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)24
(km/h)25
(km/h)25
(km/h)24
(km/h)28
(km/h)25
(km/h)27
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction NNE NNW NNE WSW NNE W SE SE ESE SE E ESE E ESE Relative humidity 18% 13% 22% 15% 22% 18% 35% 35% 31% 23% 17% 12% 16% 10% Dew point 10°C 7°C 12°C 9°C 11°C 10°C 12°C 15°C 11°C 10°C 4°C 3°C 4°C 1°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Antewenegerrde (25.9941°S, 128.3424°E, 564m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:04am WST 4:30am WST 6:09pm WST 6:35pm WST 10:55pm WST 9:42am WST 
Waning gibbous
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
