Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:55 PM CST on Tuesday 21 October 2025
Valid for Tuesday 21 October 2025 to Friday 24 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Daly, Gregory and Barkly
Cancellation for the following areas:
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 Daly, Gregory and Barkly districts are expected to continue through this week, with possibility of extending into much of the northern NT by the weekend.
Severe heatwave conditions over Tiwi island have eased, however it will redevelop later this week. Locations likely to be impacted include Berry Springs, Humpty Doo, Nauiyu and Timber Creek.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Wednesday 22 October 2025
Forecast
Noonamah (12.6428°S, 131.0752°E, 23m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then tending NW/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the late afternoon.
Forecast for Noonamah (12.6428°S, 131.0752°E, 23m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary Minimum 25° 24° 25° 25° 25° 25° 26° Maximum 38° 39° 38° 39° 38° 38° 37° Chance of rain 10% 20% 5% 10% 20% 10% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 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 4
(km/h)11
(km/h)3
(km/h)13
(km/h)3
(km/h)13
(km/h)2
(km/h)11
(km/h)5
(km/h)13
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(km/h)Wind direction NE ENE WNW N N NE NE N NNE N N NNW NW NW Relative humidity 66% 36% 60% 36% 62% 37% 62% 39% 64% 42% 64% 44% 62% 53% Dew point 24°C 21°C 23°C 21°C 24°C 22°C 24°C 23°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 26°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Noonamah (12.6428°S, 131.0752°E, 23m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:55am CST 6:17am CST 6:44pm CST 7:05pm CST 6:26am CST 7:19pm CST Waxing crescent
First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days