Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:16 PM CST on Sunday 25 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 25 January 2026 to Wednesday 28 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Simpson and Lasseter
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 low to mid forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties to thirty.
Heatwave conditions are expected to continue, easing later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Alice Springs, Arltunga, Jervois, Kulgera and Yulara.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Monday 26 January 2026
Forecast
Desert Springs (23.7095°S, 133.881°E, 566m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny in the S Barkly and the Simpson District. A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms elsewhere, increasing to a medium to high chance N of Elliot. Very hot in the Lasseter, Simpson and S Barkly Districts. Light to moderate N/NW winds, tending E/NE in the Barkly and Simpson Districts. Winds fresh and gusty in the S Simpson District during the day.
Forecast for Desert Springs (23.7095°S, 133.881°E, 566m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 28° 27° 26° 26° 27° 26° 25° Maximum 42° 41° 42° 42° 42° 42° 41° Chance of rain 10% 20% 5% 40% 60% 40% 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 26
(km/h)19
(km/h)25
(km/h)21
(km/h)23
(km/h)30
(km/h)15
(km/h)27
(km/h)14
(km/h)23
(km/h)13
(km/h)25
(km/h)24
(km/h)27
(km/h)Wind direction N ENE NE ENE NNE ENE NNE E NE ESE E ESE SSE SE Relative humidity 27% 15% 26% 15% 29% 11% 23% 14% 25% 14% 25% 14% 24% 16% Dew point 14°C 11°C 13°C 10°C 14°C 6°C 11°C 10°C 13°C 10°C 13°C 10°C 11°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Desert Springs (23.7095°S, 133.881°E, 566m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:44am CST 6:08am CST 7:25pm CST 7:50pm CST 12:52pm CST 
1st quarter
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
