Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:50 PM CST on Wednesday 07 January 2026
Valid for Wednesday 07 January 2026 to Saturday 10 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
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. Overnight minimum temperatures in the?mid twenties to low thirties.
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 Kulgera, Lajamanu and Yulara.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Thursday 08 January 2026
Forecast
Urapuntja (25.9941°S, 128.3424°E, 564m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the N in the afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms possibly severe with damaging winds in the NW in the afternoon and evening. Winds E/SE 15 to 25 km/h tending SE/SW 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 39 to 45.
Forecast for Urapuntja (25.9941°S, 128.3424°E, 564m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 28° 28° 25° 23° 24° 26° 27° Maximum 42° 42° 41° 40° 41° 42° 42° Chance of rain 30% 20% 20% 5% 20% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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 15
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)29
(km/h)29
(km/h)27
(km/h)18
(km/h)23
(km/h)20
(km/h)23
(km/h)20
(km/h)23
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction WNW WNW SW SW SE SSE ESE ESE E SSE E SSE E SE Relative humidity 19% 14% 19% 14% 24% 15% 20% 14% 13% 11% 11% 9% 10% 9% Dew point 11°C 9°C 12°C 9°C 9°C 9°C 6°C 7°C 2°C 5°C 1°C 2°C 0°C 3°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Urapuntja (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 Full moon 4:19am WST 4:45am WST 6:22pm WST 6:47pm WST 9:55pm WST 9:23am WST 
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
