Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:32 PM CST on Tuesday 27 January 2026
Valid for Tuesday 27 January 2026 to Friday 30 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
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 generally in the low to mid forties. Overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties to around thirty.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to continue over the next few days before easing towards the end of the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Curtin Springs, Finke, Kulgera and Titjikala.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Wednesday 28 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: Mostly sunny in the SE Simpson District. A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms elsewhere, increasing to a high chance N of Tennant Creek. Heavy falls possible with thunderstorms in the Gregory, Carpentaria, N Barkly and N Tanami Districts. Very hot in the Simpson, E Lasseter and SE Tanami Districts. Moderate E/NE winds in the Simpson, Lasseter and S Barkly Districts, fresh and gusty in the afternoon. Light to moderate SW/NW winds elsewhere.
Forecast for Yuendumu (22.2535°S, 131.8014°E, 671m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 23° 24° 23° 23° 24° 24° 23° Maximum 41° 39° 37° 39° 39° 38° 39° Chance of rain 10% 20% 30% 40% 60% 30% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm < 1mm < 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 9
(km/h)23
(km/h)20
(km/h)34
(km/h)23
(km/h)32
(km/h)14
(km/h)26
(km/h)20
(km/h)26
(km/h)30
(km/h)22
(km/h)26
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction WSW E E E E ENE E E SE ESE SE ESE ESE SE Relative humidity 56% 16% 33% 19% 50% 24% 44% 20% 41% 22% 25% 19% 20% 14% Dew point 19°C 11°C 13°C 12°C 16°C 13°C 15°C 13°C 15°C 14°C 6°C 11°C 3°C 7°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 Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:57am CST 6:21am CST 7:31pm CST 7:55pm CST 3:10pm CST 1:05am CST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
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Temperature for next 7 days
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