Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:46 PM CST on Sunday 11 January 2026
Valid for Sunday 11 January 2026 to Wednesday 14 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gregory
Warning for the following areas:
Daly, Carpentaria, Barkly, Lasseter and Tanami
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the?mid twenties to around thirty in the warning area.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue to develop and intensify through central areas and extend into the Top End early this week.
Locations likely to be impacted include Alpurrurulam, Borroloola, Daly Waters, Elliott, Lajamanu, Kalkarindji, Tennant Creek, Timber Creek and Walungurru.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Monday 12 January 2026
Forecast
Rapid Creek (12.3809°S, 130.859°E, 14m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds W 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Forecast for Rapid Creek (12.3809°S, 130.859°E, 14m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary
Minimum 24° 26° 27° 27° 26° 25° 24° Maximum 32° 33° 33° 33° 32° 32° 32° Chance of rain 50% 40% 70% 70% 80% 90% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 20-40mm 40-80mm 40-80mm 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 20
(km/h)25
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
(km/h)26
(km/h)30
(km/h)25
(km/h)28
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
(km/h)23
(km/h)25
(km/h)26
(km/h)28
(km/h)Wind direction W W W W W W W W W W W WNW WNW NW Relative humidity 86% 78% 82% 70% 81% 72% 82% 78% 86% 79% 85% 79% 84% 79% Dew point 26°C 28°C 26°C 27°C 27°C 27°C 27°C 28°C 27°C 28°C 27°C 28°C 26°C 28°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rapid Creek (12.3809°S, 130.859°E, 14m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:08am CST 6:31am CST 7:19pm CST 7:42pm CST 1:02am CST 1:55pm CST
Waning crescent
New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days