Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:06 PM CST on Thursday 08 January 2026
Valid for Thursday 08 January 2026 to Sunday 11 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Gregory, 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 and overnight minimum temperatures in the?mid twenties to low thirties in the warning area.
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 Alice Springs, Kulgera, Lajamanu, Rabbit Flat and Yulara.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Friday 09 January 2026
Forecast
Mulga Bore (26.816°S, 132.1115°E, 517m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm with little or no rainfall in the afternoon and evening. Damaging winds possible E of Coober Pedy. Winds NW/NE 20 to 30 km/h tending N/NW 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then tending SE/SW 30 to 45 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to 17 to 30 with daytime temperatures reaching 37 to 46.
Forecast for Mulga Bore (26.816°S, 132.1115°E, 517m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 28° 22° 17° 19° 20° 23° 21° Maximum 43° 35° 34° 38° 40° 39° 36° Chance of rain 60% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High 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 25
(km/h)7
(km/h)30
(km/h)28
(km/h)27
(km/h)24
(km/h)17
(km/h)21
(km/h)15
(km/h)20
(km/h)17
(km/h)23
(km/h)22
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction N NW S S S SSE SE SSE ESE SE E SSE SE SSE Relative humidity 20% 11% 34% 20% 40% 15% 19% 10% 18% 9% 16% 10% 23% 10% Dew point 7°C 7°C 8°C 8°C 6°C 3°C 0°C 1°C 1°C 1°C 0°C 2°C 3°C 0°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mulga Bore (26.816°S, 132.1115°E, 517m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:32am CDT 6:58am CDT 8:39pm CDT 9:05pm CDT 12:09am CDT 12:31pm CDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
