Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:35 PM CST on Friday 05 December 2025
Valid for Friday 05 December 2025 to Sunday 07 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Daly and Gregory
Cancellation for the following areas:
Tiwi
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 ranging from the mid thirties to the low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions over the Tiwi Islands have eased, but will continue over the Daly and Gregory districts through the weekend before easing. Locations likely to be impacted include Timber Creek.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Saturday 06 December 2025
Forecast
Darwin River (12.7528°S, 131.0938°E, 47m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Light winds.
Forecast for Darwin River (12.7528°S, 131.0938°E, 47m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° Maximum 36° 37° 37° 37° 37° 37° 35° Chance of rain 40% 40% 50% 70% 70% 90% 70% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 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 E NE NW N NW NW WNW NNW ESE NNE W N WNW NW Relative humidity 79% 60% 79% 54% 82% 59% 81% 62% 80% 55% 78% 57% 79% 61% Dew point 26°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 27°C 27°C 26°C 28°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 26°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Darwin River (12.7528°S, 131.0938°E, 47m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:48am CST 6:11am CST 7:02pm CST 7:25pm CST 8:37pm CST 7:05am CST 
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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