Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:35 PM CST on Saturday 31 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 31 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Simpson
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 generally in the low to mid-forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid-twenties to low thirties.
Severe heatwave conditions are currently peaking and are expected to ease on Sunday.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Sunday 01 February 2026
Forecast
Nyirripi (22.6476°S, 130.5533°E, 519m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: A high chance of showers and thunderstorms N of Tennant Creek with possible heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts in the Gregory, W Carpentaria and N Barkly Districts. A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms elsewhere. Cooler in the S Lasseter and S Simpson Districts and very hot elsewhere S of Barrow Creek. Moderate to fresh and gusty NE/SE winds S of Daly Waters, tending S/SE in the Simpson and Lasseter Districts. Light to moderate W/NW winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Nyirripi (22.6476°S, 130.5533°E, 519m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 23° 24° 21° 23° 23° 22° 21° Maximum 40° 38° 35° 36° 34° 32° 32° Chance of rain 40% 40% 10% 30% 80% 80% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 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 14
(km/h)33
(km/h)32
(km/h)28
(km/h)32
(km/h)26
(km/h)28
(km/h)28
(km/h)25
(km/h)24
(km/h)24
(km/h)21
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction ESE E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE E E E ENE ENE Relative humidity 40% 19% 33% 20% 34% 21% 31% 23% 55% 41% 66% 50% 69% 57% Dew point 15°C 13°C 11°C 12°C 9°C 10°C 9°C 12°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 20°C 20°C 22°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Nyirripi (22.6476°S, 130.5533°E, 519m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:59am CST 6:23am CST 7:29pm CST 7:53pm CST 7:09pm CST 5:17am CST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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