Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:11 PM CST on Sunday 02 November 2025
Valid for Sunday 02 November 2025 to Wednesday 05 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 high thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties over the Arnhem district.
Maximum temperatures in the mid to high thirties with overnight minimums in the low to mid twenties over the Tiwi Islands.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to ease over the Arnhem district by mid week as slightly milder temperatures return to the Top End. Locations likely to be impacted include Bulman, Maningrida, Milikapiti and Pirlangimpi.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Monday 03 November 2025
Forecast
Nguiu (11.7589°S, 130.6304°E, 4m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. A thunderstorm likely in the morning and afternoon. Winds W 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon.
Forecast for Nguiu (11.7589°S, 130.6304°E, 4m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 25° 25° 24° 24° 24° 25° 25° Maximum 35° 34° 34° 34° 34° 34° 34° Chance of rain 70% 70% 80% 80% 60% 90% 90% Likely amount 5-10mm 10-20mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - 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)11
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(km/h)Wind direction W WSW SSW NNW E NE E NNE E NE ESE N SE NNE Relative humidity 73% 70% 77% 81% 84% 78% 79% 73% 78% 69% 76% 65% 78% 69% Dew point 26°C 27°C 27°C 28°C 27°C 28°C 26°C 28°C 26°C 27°C 26°C 26°C 26°C 27°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Nguiu (11.7589°S, 130.6304°E, 4m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:54am CST 6:16am CST 6:48pm CST 7:10pm CST 4:33pm CST 4:01am 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
