Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:43 PM CST on Sunday 14 December 2025
Valid for Sunday 14 December 2025 to Tuesday 16 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Arnhem
Cancellation for the following areas:
Simpson
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 over the eastern Top End in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties. Maximum temperatures over the southeast of the NT have eased to range from the mid thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions over northeastern NT are expected to remain until mid week.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Simpson district, however low intensity heatwave conditions may linger for a day or two. Locations likely to be impacted include Bulman.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Monday 15 December 2025
Forecast
Bathurst Island (11.7589°S, 130.6304°E, 4m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds.
Forecast for Bathurst Island (11.7589°S, 130.6304°E, 4m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 24° 24° 24° 24° 24° 25° 25° Maximum 35° 35° 33° 33° 33° 33° 33° Chance of rain 60% 70% 70% 80% 80% 90% 90% Likely amount 10-20mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 20-40mm 10-20mm 10-20mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating 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 3
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(km/h)Wind direction SSW SW S SW S WSW SSE NW SW NNW WNW NW NW NW Relative humidity 79% 70% 83% 68% 82% 70% 82% 70% 84% 77% 82% 73% 81% 76% Dew point 26°C 27°C 26°C 27°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 27°C 27°C 27°C 26°C 27°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bathurst Island (11.7589°S, 130.6304°E, 4m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter 5:56am CST 6:19am CST 7:07pm CST 7:30pm CST 2:30am CST 3:14pm CST 
Waning crescent
New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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