Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:22 PM CST on Wednesday 22 October 2025
Valid for Wednesday 22 October 2025 to Saturday 25 October 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Daly, Arnhem, Carpentaria, Gregory and Barkly
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 the low forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the low to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are building over northern and central parts of the NT, and are expected to persist over the weekend before beginning to ease from the south next week as a milder southerly change extends northwards over the region. Locations likely to be impacted include Berry Springs, Humpty Doo, Mataranka, Nauiyu, Timber Creek and Litchfield National Park.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Thursday 23 October 2025
Forecast
Daly Waters (16.2737°S, 133.3808°E, 208m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Light winds becoming E/NE 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then turning N 15 to 25 km/h in the late afternoon.
Forecast for Daly Waters (16.2737°S, 133.3808°E, 208m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 24° 27° 27° 26° 27° 28° 27° Maximum 40° 40° 41° 41° 40° 39° 38° Chance of rain 5% 40% 10% 5% 40% 90% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 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 11
(km/h)14
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(km/h)12
(km/h)10
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(km/h)8
(km/h)14
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(km/h)Wind direction NNW E NW ENE N ENE N NE NW N NW W WNW ENE Relative humidity 48% 19% 50% 20% 43% 17% 45% 20% 50% 23% 50% 30% 57% 33% Dew point 19°C 13°C 20°C 14°C 19°C 12°C 19°C 14°C 21°C 16°C 21°C 19°C 22°C 19°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Daly Waters (16.2737°S, 133.3808°E, 208m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:43am CST 6:05am CST 6:38pm CST 7:00pm CST 6:52am CST 8:05pm CST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
