Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 03:00 PM CST on Friday 31 October 2025
Valid for Friday 31 October 2025 to Monday 03 November 2025
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 mid to high thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue for the next few days. Locations likely to be impacted include Bulman and Ngukurr.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Saturday 01 November 2025
Forecast
McMinns Lagoon (12.5549°S, 131.0688°E, 21m 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 evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming W/NW 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon.
Forecast for McMinns Lagoon (12.5549°S, 131.0688°E, 21m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 25° 26° 27° 25° 25° 25° 25° Maximum 37° 37° 36° 36° 37° 37° 36° Chance of rain 30% 30% 50% 40% 30% 90% 80% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 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 5
(km/h)10
(km/h)4
(km/h)12
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)4
(km/h)9
(km/h)7
(km/h)9
(km/h)3
(km/h)9
(km/h)5
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction WNW NNW WNW NNW WNW W ESE NNE ENE N E N NE N Relative humidity 70% 55% 72% 57% 73% 68% 79% 63% 75% 58% 76% 57% 75% 58% Dew point 25°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 27°C 27°C 27°C 28°C 26°C 27°C 27°C 27°C 27°C 26°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for McMinns Lagoon (12.5549°S, 131.0688°E, 21m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:51am CST 6:13am CST 6:46pm CST 7:08pm CST 2:42pm CST 2:36am CST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
