Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:01 PM CST on Saturday 17 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 17 January 2026 to Saturday 17 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Tanami
Cancellation for the following areas:
Lasseter and Gregory
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 generally in the mid thirties to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the?low to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Lasseter and Gregory districts, and are expected to continue easing over the Tanami during the weekend.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Sunday 18 January 2026
Forecast
Braitling (23.6757°S, 133.8668°E, 611m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny S of Tennant Creek. A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms elsewhere, increasing to a high chance N of Elliott. Possible heavy falls and damaging wind gusts in the W Top End and in the Carpentaria and N Gregory District. Very hot in the Tanami, Lasseter, Simpson, SW Barkly and S Gregory Districts. Moderate SW/NW winds N of Adelaide River township. Moderate NE/SE winds elsewhere, fresh and gusty at times during the afternoon in the Lasseter District.
Forecast for Braitling (23.6757°S, 133.8668°E, 611m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 21° 21° 23° 21° 21° 23° 25° Maximum 41° 42° 40° 38° 39° 41° 41° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 20% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 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 18
(km/h)23
(km/h)17
(km/h)28
(km/h)28
(km/h)28
(km/h)26
(km/h)22
(km/h)20
(km/h)10
(km/h)18
(km/h)9
(km/h)27
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction ESE SSE SE SE SSE SSE SSE S S S ENE N NNW N Relative humidity 13% 7% 10% 8% 16% 10% 21% 11% 24% 11% 18% 10% 27% 17% Dew point 0°C -1°C -3°C 2°C 3°C 3°C 5°C 3°C 6°C 3°C 6°C 4°C 13°C 12°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Braitling (23.6757°S, 133.8668°E, 611m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:38am CST 6:02am CST 7:27pm CST 7:52pm CST 5:08am CST 7:14pm CST 
Waning crescent
New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 -
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