Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:01 PM CST on Wednesday 15 October 2025
Valid for Wednesday 15 October 2025 to Saturday 18 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Tiwi
Warning for the following areas:
Daly
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 mid thirties will peak in the high thirties from Friday with overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties.
Extreme heatwave conditions are developing over parts of the Tiwi islands over the next few days, and severe heatwave conditions are developing over parts of the Daly later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Berry Springs, Humpty Doo, Milikapiti, Pirlangimpi, Wurrumiyanga and Wangi Falls.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Thursday 16 October 2025
Forecast
Katherine (14.4646°S, 132.2646°E, 100m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the early morning. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds becoming NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon.
Forecast for Katherine (14.4646°S, 132.2646°E, 100m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 24° 25° 26° 24° 26° 26° 26° Maximum 36° 38° 39° 40° 40° 40° 40° Chance of rain 50% 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High High High - - - 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 9
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)13
(km/h)23
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)8
(km/h)18
(km/h)9
(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction ENE ESE E E E E E E NNE E NNE ESE NNW SE Relative humidity 63% 37% 55% 33% 55% 28% 53% 23% 58% 21% 56% 24% 56% 24% Dew point 22°C 20°C 21°C 19°C 22°C 18°C 20°C 15°C 22°C 14°C 22°C 16°C 22°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Katherine (14.4646°S, 132.2646°E, 100m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:52am CST 6:14am CST 6:39pm CST 7:01pm CST 2:43am CST 2:28pm CST 
Waning crescent
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
