Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:43 PM CST on Friday 09 January 2026
Valid for Friday 09 January 2026 to Monday 12 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gregory, Barkly, Simpson, Lasseter and Tanami
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 mid forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties to around thirty in the warning area.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to ease through the south over the weekend and continue to develop through central areas.
Locations likely to be impacted include Alice Springs, Kulgera, Kaltukatjara, Lajamanu, Kalkarindji, Walungurru and Yulara.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Saturday 10 January 2026
Forecast
Wave Hill (17.3865°S, 131.1149°E, 195m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely. Light winds.
Forecast for Wave Hill (17.3865°S, 131.1149°E, 195m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary
Minimum 28° 28° 29° 28° 27° 28° 31° Maximum 41° 42° 42° 42° 43° 43° 42° Chance of rain 30% 10% 5% 10% 5% 5% 60% 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 15
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(km/h)Wind direction NW S WNW SE SW ESE SSW SSE SSE SE W ESE NE ESE Relative humidity 58% 20% 57% 19% 40% 15% 34% 9% 19% 8% 33% 13% 39% 15% Dew point 23°C 15°C 23°C 14°C 19°C 11°C 16°C 4°C 7°C 2°C 16°C 9°C 18°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Wave Hill (17.3865°S, 131.1149°E, 195m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:56am CST 6:20am CST 7:26pm CST 7:50pm CST 11:47pm CST 12:23pm CST
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
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