Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 12:38 PM CST on Wednesday 28 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 28 January 2026 to Saturday 31 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 persist through this week and into the weekend before easing later in the weekend or early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Kulgera.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Thursday 29 January 2026
Forecast
Alexandria (20.7286°S, 139.4926°E, 358m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers in the NW, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds N/NE 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the early morning then becoming NE 25 to 40 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching 34 to 40.
Forecast for Alexandria (20.7286°S, 139.4926°E, 358m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 22° 22° 23° 23° 24° 25° 25° Maximum 35° 37° 37° 38° 39° 37° 36° Chance of rain 5% 5% 20% 20% 60% 80% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 21
(km/h)26
(km/h)18
(km/h)24
(km/h)10
(km/h)21
(km/h)9
(km/h)15
(km/h)7
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)20
(km/h)16
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction ENE ENE NE ENE NE E NNE E ENE E ESE E E ESE Relative humidity 73% 44% 67% 37% 63% 34% 62% 33% 60% 34% 62% 48% 74% 54% Dew point 23°C 20°C 22°C 19°C 22°C 18°C 21°C 18°C 22°C 20°C 23°C 23°C 25°C 24°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Alexandria (20.7286°S, 139.4926°E, 358m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:59am EST 6:23am EST 7:27pm EST 7:51pm EST 4:11pm EST 2:02am EST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
