Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
Fire Weather Warning
for Simpson East fire weather district
Issued at 07:12 AM CST on Saturday 06 December 2025
Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions over southern NT with fresh northwesterly winds shifting fresh to strong and gusty southerly during the evening.
For the rest of Saturday 06 December:
Extreme Fire Danger for the following areas:
Simpson East
Bushfires NT and NT Fire and Rescue Service advise you to:
Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station, www.securent.nt.gov.au, and www.bom.gov.au.
Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.
For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.securent.nt.gov.au.
No further warnings will be issued for this event, but the situation will continue to be monitored and further warnings issued if necessary.
Forecast
Avon Downs (17.3739°S, 133.4106°E, 204m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely at night. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming N 15 to 20 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening.
Forecast for Avon Downs (17.3739°S, 133.4106°E, 204m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 29° 28° 28° 28° 29° 29° 29° Maximum 40° 39° 39° 40° 39° 38° 38° Chance of rain 80% 60% 50% 10% 40% 40% 80% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High 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 19
(km/h)10
(km/h)8
(km/h)7
(km/h)10
(km/h)13
(km/h)12
(km/h)13
(km/h)12
(km/h)8
(km/h)15
(km/h)8
(km/h)15
(km/h)8
(km/h)Wind direction NNW NW NW S NNE E NNE ENE N SE N ENE N ENE Relative humidity 45% 26% 49% 26% 47% 24% 46% 22% 45% 24% 47% 27% 41% 28% Dew point 21°C 17°C 20°C 16°C 20°C 15°C 20°C 15°C 19°C 16°C 20°C 17°C 18°C 17°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Avon Downs (17.3739°S, 133.4106°E, 204m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:29am CST 5:53am CST 7:01pm CST 7:25pm CST 9:39pm CST 7:50am CST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
