Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:09 PM CST on Monday 27 October 2025
Valid for Monday 27 October 2025 to Thursday 30 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Daly, Tiwi, Arnhem and Gregory
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 mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions over northern and western parts of the NT are expected to gradually contract to northern districts from early this week, with heatwave conditions expected to peak around midweek.
Locations likely to be impacted include Berry Springs, Bulman, Milikapiti, Nauiyu, Ngukurr and Timber Creek.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Tuesday 28 October 2025
Forecast
Gunn Point (12.177°S, 131.0244°E, 23m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming W/NW 15 to 25 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the evening.
Forecast for Gunn Point (12.177°S, 131.0244°E, 23m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary
Minimum 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° 25° Maximum 35° 34° 33° 34° 34° 35° 35° Chance of rain 20% 60% 50% 50% 40% 40% 90% Likely amount < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 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
(km/h)11
(km/h)14
(km/h)6
(km/h)7
(km/h)5
(km/h)9
(km/h)4
(km/h)9
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(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction WNW W WNW W NE NNW NE NNE WNW N N N NW NW Relative humidity 67% 58% 69% 64% 77% 68% 72% 60% 71% 60% 71% 55% 69% 61% Dew point 25°C 25°C 25°C 27°C 26°C 27°C 25°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 26°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Gunn Point (12.177°S, 131.0244°E, 23m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:53am CST 6:15am CST 6:45pm CST 7:07pm CST 11:09am CST 11:21pm CST
Waxing crescent
First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days