Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 12:50 PM CST on Monday 20 October 2025
Valid for Monday 20 October 2025 to Thursday 23 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Daly and Tiwi
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 mid thirties to the low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions over parts of the Tiwi Islands and Daly districts are expected to continue through this week, with possibility of extending into much of the northern NT by the weekend.
Extreme heatwave conditions over Tiwi island have eased to severe heatwave conditions.? Locations likely to be impacted include Berry Springs, Humpty Doo and Nauiyu.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Tuesday 21 October 2025
Forecast
Leanyer (12.3796°S, 130.8971°E, 21m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Clear. Winds NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Forecast for Leanyer (12.3796°S, 130.8971°E, 21m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary Minimum 26° 26° 26° 26° 26° 26° 27° Maximum 36° 36° 35° 35° 35° 35° 35° Chance of rain 50% 20% 30% 10% 5% 30% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High 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 8
(km/h)24
(km/h)12
(km/h)24
(km/h)7
(km/h)21
(km/h)8
(km/h)21
(km/h)7
(km/h)21
(km/h)8
(km/h)22
(km/h)9
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction E NNE E NE NE N NNW NNW NNE N NNE NNW NNE NNW Relative humidity 70% 54% 67% 43% 65% 52% 62% 44% 64% 47% 64% 51% 66% 53% Dew point 25°C 25°C 24°C 22°C 24°C 24°C 23°C 21°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 24°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Leanyer (12.3796°S, 130.8971°E, 21m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:57am CST 6:19am CST 6:44pm CST 7:06pm CST 5:15am CST 5:46pm 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