Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:14 PM CST on Sunday 23 November 2025
Valid for Sunday 23 November 2025 to Tuesday 25 November 2025
Warning for the following areas:
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 low forties, increasing to the mid forties over the southeast. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to expand and intensify over large areas of the south of the state over the coming days before easing from early to mid next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Alice Springs, Ali Curung, Alpurrurulam, Jervois, Kulgera, Kaltukatjara, Tennant Creek, Walungurru and Yulara.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Monday 24 November 2025
Forecast
Yuendumu (22.2535°S, 131.8014°E, 671m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: A high chance of rain, showers and thunderstorms over the W Daly, W Tiwi, and far NW Gregory Districts, with damaging wind gusts and heavy rainfall possible. A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms elsewhere. Gusty thunderstorms likely in the Lasseter and SW Simpson District. Very hot S of Daly Waters. Light to moderate NE/NW winds, fresh to strong about the W Top End coast, and possibly gale force depending on the movement of Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina. Winds fresh and gusty during the morning over parts of the S Barkly, S Tanami and Lasseter Districts.
Forecast for Yuendumu (22.2535°S, 131.8014°E, 671m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary
Minimum 25° 25° 23° 21° 20° 20° 19° Maximum 40° 38° 37° 35° 34° 34° 33° Chance of rain 60% 80% 70% 70% 90% 90% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 10-20mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 24
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(km/h)Wind direction NNW NNW NNW NW NE NNW E NNE NNE NW E W E S Relative humidity 27% 19% 28% 22% 44% 26% 50% 33% 60% 44% 55% 38% 48% 48% Dew point 12°C 12°C 12°C 13°C 16°C 15°C 16°C 17°C 18°C 19°C 18°C 18°C 15°C 20°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 First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:26am CST 5:50am CST 7:09pm CST 7:33pm CST 8:37am CST 10:40pm CST
Waxing crescent
First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days