Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:07 PM CST on Tuesday 25 November 2025
Valid for Tuesday 25 November 2025 to Friday 28 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Arnhem, Carpentaria, Barkly, Simpson, Lasseter and Tanami
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 in the high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties. These temperatures will contract to the Carpentaria and eastern Top End over the coming days as slightly milder temperatures extend across southern NT during Wednesday and Thursday.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to ease in the south from Wednesday and become confined to the Carpentaria and eastern Top End, before easing over the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Alice Springs, Bulman, Ali Curung, Jervois, Kulgera, Ngukurr, Walungurru and Yulara.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Wednesday 26 November 2025
Forecast
Elliott (17.5521°S, 133.5427°E, 212m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the late morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening. Winds N 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Forecast for Elliott (17.5521°S, 133.5427°E, 212m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 27° 28° 29° 29° 27° 27° 25° Maximum 41° 40° 40° 38° 36° 34° 36° Chance of rain 5% 10% 30% 80% 60% 30% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High 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 17
(km/h)21
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(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)11
(km/h)13
(km/h)19
(km/h)19
(km/h)30
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction N NE NW NNE NW NNW NE WSW NNE ENE ESE SE SE SE Relative humidity 52% 21% 51% 22% 48% 26% 49% 32% 67% 50% 52% 34% 26% 15% Dew point 21°C 15°C 22°C 15°C 21°C 17°C 21°C 19°C 23°C 24°C 18°C 16°C 8°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Elliott (17.5521°S, 133.5427°E, 212m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:28am CST 5:51am CST 6:55pm CST 7:18pm CST 10:31am CST 11:48pm CST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
