Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:47 PM CST on Wednesday 12 February 2025
Valid for Wednesday 12 February 2025 to Wednesday 12 February 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Simpson
Cancellation for the following areas:
Lasseter
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 low to high forties, overnight minimum temperatures in the high twenties to low thirties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to contract eastward with a milder change over the next couple of days then ease later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Alice Springs and Arltunga.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Thursday 13 February 2025
Forecast
Mount Johns (23.7233°S, 133.8805°E, 625m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny in the E Simpson and S Barkly Districts. A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms elsewhere, increasing to a high chance N of Daly Waters. Gusty winds with thunderstorms in the Lasseter District. Very hot S of Tennant Creek. Light to moderate W/NW winds, fresh and gusty in S districts during the morning. A moderate SW change developing in the Lasseter District during the evening.
Forecast for Mount Johns (23.7233°S, 133.8805°E, 625m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary Minimum 27° 25° 19° 17° 19° 21° 22° Maximum 43° 37° 30° 31° 35° 38° 40° Chance of rain 60% 50% 40% 20% 5% 10% 20% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 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 26
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(km/h)Wind direction NNW NW S SSE SSE SSE SSE SSE ESE ESE E E E ESE Relative humidity 24% 14% 39% 28% 46% 43% 44% 34% 30% 19% 17% 15% 17% 13% Dew point 13°C 11°C 16°C 16°C 14°C 17°C 12°C 13°C 8°C 8°C 2°C 7°C 4°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mount Johns (23.7233°S, 133.8805°E, 625m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:56am CST 6:20am CST 7:17pm CST 7:41pm CST 7:16pm CST 5:42am CST Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 13 Last quarter Feb 21 New moon Feb 28 First quarter Mar 07 -
Warnings
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