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
Alexandria (20.7286°S, 139.4926°E, 358m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower in the NE, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm N of Mt Isa. Winds E/NE 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending E/SE 15 to 25 km/h during the afternoon and evening. Overnight temperatures falling to the low to mid 20s with daytime temperatures reaching the mid to high 30s.
Forecast for Alexandria (20.7286°S, 139.4926°E, 358m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 23° 23° 23° 24° 24° 23° 24° Maximum 36° 36° 37° 36° 35° 35° 33° Chance of rain 5% 10% 30% 20% 60% 60% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate High - - - 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 18
(km/h)24
(km/h)16
(km/h)22
(km/h)18
(km/h)24
(km/h)16
(km/h)32
(km/h)23
(km/h)28
(km/h)18
(km/h)26
(km/h)17
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction ENE E ENE ESE ESE SE SSE SSE S SSE SSE SSE SE ESE Relative humidity 61% 39% 66% 41% 60% 38% 59% 42% 63% 54% 68% 56% 76% 65% Dew point 21°C 19°C 22°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 20°C 19°C 21°C 23°C 22°C 24°C 23°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 Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:44am EST 6:09am EST 7:28pm EST 7:53pm EST 11:09pm EST 10:38am EST 
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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Rain for next 7 days
