Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:01 PM CST on Saturday 17 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 17 January 2026 to Saturday 17 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Tanami
Cancellation for the following areas:
Lasseter and Gregory
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 mid thirties to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the?low to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Lasseter and Gregory districts, and are expected to continue easing over the Tanami during the weekend.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Sunday 18 January 2026
Forecast
Patjarr (25.9941°S, 128.3424°E, 564m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the afternoon and evening. Winds S/SE 25 to 35 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures 41 to 46.
Forecast for Patjarr (25.9941°S, 128.3424°E, 564m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 28° 28° 25° 22° 20° 24° 26° Maximum 44° 44° 41° 38° 38° 41° 41° Chance of rain 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% 30% 60% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High High 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 26
(km/h)9
(km/h)19
(km/h)24
(km/h)25
(km/h)27
(km/h)26
(km/h)25
(km/h)21
(km/h)11
(km/h)19
(km/h)18
(km/h)25
(km/h)24
(km/h)Wind direction NE SSE E SSE SE S SSE S ESE SSW ENE NNW NNW NW Relative humidity 10% 8% 10% 8% 20% 11% 24% 11% 27% 12% 18% 10% 26% 13% Dew point 1°C 2°C 2°C 2°C 7°C 4°C 8°C 2°C 10°C 3°C 8°C 3°C 12°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Patjarr (25.9941°S, 128.3424°E, 564m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 4:27am WST 4:52am WST 6:22pm WST 6:47pm WST 3:58am WST 6:10pm WST 
Waning crescent
New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
