Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:02 PM CST on Saturday 18 October 2025
Valid for Saturday 18 October 2025 to Tuesday 21 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Tiwi
Warning for the following areas:
Daly and Lasseter
Safety Advice:
Extreme heatwaves can be dangerous for everyone.
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 mid thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to mid twenties.
Extreme to severe heatwave conditions over parts of the Tiwi Islands and Daly districts are expected to continue into next week. Severe heatwave conditions over parts of the Lasseter district is are expected to ease early next week. Locations likely to be impacted include Darwin, Berry Springs, Humpty Doo, Milikapiti, Nauiyu, Palmerston, Wurrumiyanga and Litchfield National Park.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Sunday 19 October 2025
Forecast
Alice Springs (23.7004°S, 133.8809°E, 576m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: A slight to medium chance of showers and gusty thunderstorms about the N and W Top End, NW Gregory and far W Lasseter Districts. The chance of morning fog in the E Arnhem District. Very hot S of Katherine. Moderate to fresh and gusty NE/NW in the Lasseter District. Light to moderate E/NE elsewhere, fresh and gusty at times between Katherine and Tennant Creek.
Forecast for Alice Springs (23.7004°S, 133.8809°E, 576m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 22° 23° 24° 24° 19° 19° 22° Maximum 40° 40° 41° 35° 34° 38° 37° Chance of rain 5% 20% 30% 60% 40% 30% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm 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 17
(km/h)12
(km/h)24
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)20
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)22
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction NE NE NNW NNW W NW S S ESE E E ENE ESE SSW Relative humidity 16% 10% 19% 12% 26% 15% 39% 31% 41% 31% 34% 21% 40% 23% Dew point 6°C 3°C 9°C 6°C 12°C 10°C 16°C 16°C 11°C 14°C 11°C 12°C 16°C 13°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Alice Springs (23.7004°S, 133.8809°E, 576m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:35am CST 5:59am CST 6:41pm CST 7:04pm CST 4:29am CST 4:49pm CST 
Waning crescent
New moon Oct 21 First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
