Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:34 PM CST on Sunday 19 October 2025
Valid for Sunday 19 October 2025 to Wednesday 22 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Tiwi
Warning for the following areas:
Daly
Cancellation for the following areas:
Lasseter
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 mid thirties to the low to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties.
Extreme to severe heatwave conditions over parts of the Tiwi Islands and Daly districts are expected to continue through this week, with severe heatwave conditions possibly extending through much of northern NT by next weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Lasseter district. Locations likely to be impacted include Berry Springs, Humpty Doo, Milikapiti, Nauiyu, Wurrumiyanga and Litchfield National Park.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Monday 20 October 2025
Forecast
Ayers Rock (25.3007°S, 130.9972°E, 517m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: A slight chance of showers and gusty thunderstorms about the NW Gregory and far W Lasseter Districts. Light to moderate E/NE winds, tending NE/NW in the Lasseter District.
Forecast for Ayers Rock (25.3007°S, 130.9972°E, 517m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 23° 24° 23° 19° 18° 20° 20° Maximum 42° 41° 38° 33° 36° 35° 33° Chance of rain 5% 50% 70% 10% 60% 90% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate High 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)24
(km/h)17
(km/h)26
(km/h)16
(km/h)29
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)26
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)26
(km/h)13
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction NNE N NNW NNW NNE NW S SE E ENE NE N E NNW Relative humidity 15% 9% 20% 13% 41% 24% 29% 18% 27% 20% 43% 27% 59% 39% Dew point 4°C 3°C 8°C 8°C 15°C 15°C 6°C 6°C 6°C 10°C 14°C 14°C 17°C 18°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Ayers Rock (25.3007°S, 130.9972°E, 517m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:46am CST 6:09am CST 6:54pm CST 7:17pm CST 4:41am CST 5:02pm CST 
Waning crescent
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
