Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:19 PM CST on Friday 15 November 2024
Valid for Friday 15 November 2024 to Monday 18 November 2024
Warning for the following areas:
Tiwi and Arnhem
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 low to mid thirties in coastal areas. Overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected over the Tiwi Islands and Arnhem districts, with these conditions expected to ease from early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Bulman and Jabiru.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Saturday 16 November 2024
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. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the early morning. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming N/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon.
Forecast for Gunn Point (12.177°S, 131.0244°E, 23m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 24° 23° 23° 23° 23° 23° 24° Maximum 35° 35° 35° 34° 34° 33° 34° Chance of rain 40% 50% 70% 60% 70% 80% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 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 7
(km/h)14
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(km/h)14
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(km/h)12
(km/h)7
(km/h)6
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(km/h)6
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(km/h)Wind direction ENE ENE ESE NE ESE NE E NNE SE NNW NE NNW NE - Relative humidity 68% 52% 70% 58% 75% 56% 76% 62% 77% 64% 77% 70% 76% n/a Dew point 25°C 24°C 25°C 26°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 26°C 27°C 26°C n/a -
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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:48am CST 6:10am CST 6:51pm CST 7:14pm CST 7:20pm CST 6:03am CST 
Full moon
Full moon Nov 16 Last quarter Nov 23 New moon Dec 01 First quarter Dec 09 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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