Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:56 PM CST on Friday 17 October 2025
Valid for Friday 17 October 2025 to Monday 20 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Tiwi
Warning for the following areas:
Daly and 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 low 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 into next week. Severe heatwave conditions over parts of the Lasseter district is are expected to ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Darwin, Batchelor, Berry Springs, Humpty Doo, Milikapiti, Nauiyu, Palmerston, Pirlangimpi, Wurrumiyanga and Litchfield National Park.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Saturday 18 October 2025
Forecast
Barrow Creek (21.3799°S, 133.9756°E, 469m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: A slight to medium chance of showers and gusty thunderstorms in the Top End and NW Gregory District. A slight chance of showers in the E Carpentaria District. Hot to very hot S of Katherine. Light to moderate E/NE winds, fresh and gusty at times S of Elliott.
Forecast for Barrow Creek (21.3799°S, 133.9756°E, 469m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 26° 26° 28° 27° 27° 25° 25° Maximum 39° 39° 40° 40° 39° 38° 39° Chance of rain 5% 5% 10% 5% 5% 5% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate High - - - 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 19
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)14
(km/h)22
(km/h)10
(km/h)27
(km/h)16
(km/h)18
(km/h)9
(km/h)30
(km/h)21
(km/h)30
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction E ESE NNE ENE N NNE N NNW WSW SW SE ESE ESE E Relative humidity 27% 14% 28% 14% 26% 13% 24% 14% 25% 15% 23% 16% 20% 14% Dew point 13°C 8°C 13°C 8°C 13°C 7°C 12°C 8°C 11°C 8°C 7°C 8°C 7°C 8°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Barrow Creek (21.3799°S, 133.9756°E, 469m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:37am CST 6:00am CST 6:36pm CST 6:59pm CST 3:55am CST 3:57pm 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
