Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:09 PM CST on Monday 08 December 2025
Valid for Monday 08 December 2025 to Thursday 11 December 2025
Warning for the following areas:
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 in the low forties and overnight minimum temperatures in the mid twenties are expected for the remainder of the week.
Severe heatwave conditions are developing over the Lasseter district and are expected to continue until the end of the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Yulara.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Tuesday 09 December 2025
Forecast
Docker River (25.9941°S, 128.3424°E, 564m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the N, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds in the far W in the afternoon and early evening. Winds NE/SE 20 to 30 km/h tending NW/NE in the morning then tending SE/SW in the late afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to 22 to 27 with daytime temperatures reaching 39 to 44.
Forecast for Docker River (25.9941°S, 128.3424°E, 564m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 26° 26° 26° 26° 22° 20° 22° Maximum 42° 42° 42° 40° 33° 34° 36° Chance of rain 20% 30% 60% 60% 20% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 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 32
(km/h)23
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)14
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)13
(km/h)24
(km/h)27
(km/h)25
(km/h)23
(km/h)26
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction NNE N NNE NW NNE WNW NNE WSW SE SE ESE ESE E SE Relative humidity 18% 12% 20% 14% 24% 16% 25% 21% 40% 33% 38% 28% 21% 16% Dew point 9°C 6°C 12°C 9°C 13°C 10°C 13°C 12°C 12°C 13°C 14°C 12°C 6°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Docker River (25.9941°S, 128.3424°E, 564m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:04am WST 4:30am WST 6:08pm WST 6:34pm WST 10:19pm WST 8:40am WST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
