Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:14 PM CST on Thursday 22 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 22 January 2026 to Sunday 25 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 high thirties low forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties. Temperatures increasing Friday in the south, maximum temperatures generally in the low to mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the high twenties.
Heatwave intensifying to severe in the south from Friday, continuing into the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Alice Springs, Jervois, Kulgera and Yulara.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Friday 23 January 2026
Forecast
Docker River (25.9941°S, 128.3424°E, 564m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Winds E/NE 15 to 20 km/h shifting NW 25 to 35 km/h during the morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 40s.
Forecast for Docker River (25.9941°S, 128.3424°E, 564m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 26° 28° 26° 26° 26° 26° 25° Maximum 43° 41° 39° 39° 37° 37° 39° Chance of rain 5% 60% 40% 50% 80% 50% 20% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 23
(km/h)18
(km/h)23
(km/h)13
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)25
(km/h)20
(km/h)25
(km/h)20
(km/h)21
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction NE NW WNW NNW N NE NE NE NE NE NNE N ENE NNE Relative humidity 13% 7% 29% 18% 34% 23% 40% 30% 49% 32% 49% 31% 48% 24% Dew point 5°C 0°C 16°C 11°C 17°C 14°C 19°C 18°C 20°C 17°C 20°C 17°C 20°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Docker River (25.9941°S, 128.3424°E, 564m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 4:31am WST 4:56am WST 6:21pm WST 6:46pm WST 8:47am WST 9:08pm WST
Waxing crescent
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