Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:26 PM CST on Saturday 22 November 2025
Valid for Saturday 22 November 2025 to Tuesday 25 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
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, increasing to the mid forties over the southeast. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to expand and intensify over large areas of the south and east of the state over the coming days before easing mid next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Alice Springs, Ali Curung, Alpurrurulam, Jervois, Kulgera, Kaltukatjara, Tennant Creek, Walungurru and Yulara.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Sunday 23 November 2025
Forecast
Gillen (23.7072°S, 133.8648°E, 582m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: A high chance of rain, showers and thunderstorms across the W Top End. Damaging to very destructive winds and heavy rainfall near Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina. A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms elsewhere about the Top End. Thunderstorms likely through S districts with a slight chance of showers. Very hot S of Elliott. Light to moderate NE/NW winds away from Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina. Winds fresh and gusty at times S of Ti Tree during the morning.
Forecast for Gillen (23.7072°S, 133.8648°E, 582m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 25° 26° 25° 24° 20° 20° 19° Maximum 41° 41° 38° 36° 31° 33° 34° Chance of rain 40% 60% 70% 80% 50% 70% 70% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 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 12
(km/h)17
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(km/h)Wind direction N WNW NW W SSW WNW N W NNE N N NW ESE SE Relative humidity 23% 15% 24% 16% 33% 23% 43% 38% 59% 41% 55% 34% 55% 36% Dew point 12°C 10°C 13°C 11°C 15°C 14°C 18°C 17°C 17°C 16°C 18°C 15°C 17°C 17°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Gillen (23.7072°S, 133.8648°E, 582m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:15am CST 5:39am CST 7:02pm CST 7:27pm CST 7:31am CST 9:48pm 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
