Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:11 PM CST on Thursday 20 November 2025
Valid for Thursday 20 November 2025 to Sunday 23 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Gregory, Simpson and 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 high thirties to low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to expand and intensity over large areas of the south of the state over the coming days. Severe heatwave conditions over the Gregory district are expected to peak today or tomorrow, and then ease into the weekend. Locations likely to be impacted include Alice Springs, Kulgera, Timber Creek and Yulara.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Friday 21 November 2025
Forecast
Pitjantjatjara Homelands (26.7652°S, 132.0264°E, 523m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower W of Coober Pedy, most likely in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm W of Coober Pedy in the afternoon and evening. Winds NE/SE 25 to 40 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 28 to 39.
Forecast for Pitjantjatjara Homelands (26.7652°S, 132.0264°E, 523m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 20° 23° 23° 23° 25° 25° 20° Maximum 37° 40° 39° 41° 41° 39° 33° Chance of rain 5% 50% 10% 30% 30% 80% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 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 20
(km/h)16
(km/h)27
(km/h)27
(km/h)12
(km/h)23
(km/h)15
(km/h)21
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)16
(km/h)25
(km/h)24
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction E NNE ENE N N WNW E NNW WNW W NE NNW SSW SSW Relative humidity 29% 14% 22% 12% 34% 18% 31% 16% 29% 15% 36% 22% 46% 24% Dew point 5°C 5°C 4°C 6°C 12°C 10°C 10°C 11°C 11°C 10°C 13°C 14°C 10°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Pitjantjatjara Homelands (26.7652°S, 132.0264°E, 523m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:17am CDT 6:42am CDT 8:11pm CDT 8:37pm CDT 6:14am CDT 8:20pm CDT 
New moon
New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
