Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:50 PM CST on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
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. Overnight minimum temperatures in the?mid twenties to low thirties.
Severe heatwave conditions expected to ease through the south over the weekend and continue to develop through the northwest. Locations likely to be impacted include Kulgera, Lajamanu and Yulara.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Thursday 08 January 2026
Forecast
Yuendumu (22.2535°S, 131.8014°E, 671m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy in the Simpson and S Lasseter Districts. A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms elsewhere. Light to moderate SW/NW winds in the Daly and N Arnhem Districts tending SE/NE elsewhere.
Forecast for Yuendumu (22.2535°S, 131.8014°E, 671m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 26° 25° 26° 26° 26° 25° 24° Maximum 40° 40° 41° 41° 41° 41° 40° Chance of rain 10% 10% 10% 5% 5% 10% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 23
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)18
(km/h)19
(km/h)15
(km/h)16
(km/h)24
(km/h)30
(km/h)26
(km/h)30
(km/h)26
(km/h)32
(km/h)30
(km/h)Wind direction NE E NE E NE SE NE SE SE ESE SE SSE SE SE Relative humidity 28% 15% 32% 16% 29% 15% 29% 14% 19% 12% 16% 9% 13% 10% Dew point 12°C 9°C 13°C 10°C 12°C 10°C 12°C 9°C 5°C 7°C 2°C 3°C 0°C 3°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Yuendumu (22.2535°S, 131.8014°E, 671m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:41am CST 6:06am CST 7:32pm CST 7:57pm CST 10:38pm CST 9:43am CST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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