Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:46 PM CST on Tuesday 28 October 2025
Valid for Tuesday 28 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 low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions will contract to the northeast and begin to ease over the coming days. Locations likely to be impacted include Bulman, Milikapiti, Ngukurr, Timber Creek and Wadeye.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Wednesday 29 October 2025
Forecast
Johnston (12.4936°S, 131.0117°E, 41m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm inland in the afternoon and evening. Winds W 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon.
Forecast for Johnston (12.4936°S, 131.0117°E, 41m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 27° 26° 25° 26° 26° 27° 26° Maximum 34° 34° 34° 35° 35° 35° 34° Chance of rain 60% 60% 60% 50% 40% 70% 90% Likely amount 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 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 10
(km/h)18
(km/h)7
(km/h)14
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(km/h)16
(km/h)6
(km/h)17
(km/h)6
(km/h)18
(km/h)9
(km/h)20
(km/h)7
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction W W NNE NNW NE N W NW NW NNW WNW WNW WSW NW Relative humidity 73% 68% 76% 62% 74% 60% 73% 60% 71% 59% 72% 61% 77% 66% Dew point 26°C 27°C 26°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 25°C 27°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Johnston (12.4936°S, 131.0117°E, 41m 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 6:46pm CST 7:08pm CST 12:03pm CST 12:25am 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
