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Northern Territory Weather

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Current Warnings
 

Northern Territory Forecast

  • Tuesday Heavy rain over central and southern parts. Very warm in north, grading warm south.

  • Wednesday Showers and storms over central and northern parts. Hot in the north, warm and dry in the south.

  • Thursday Thundery showers in north and northwest. Hot in the northwest, warm elsewhere.

  • Friday Rain developing in the west, showers Top End. Hot in north and west, warm in southrast.

NT Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Sat 17/09 Sun 18/09 Mon 19/09

27.5°C

McCluer Is
Hottest

38.5°C

Lajamanu

37.0°C

Bradshaw

35.0°C

Lajamanu

39.8°C

Douglas River

11.1°C

Uluru
Coldest

5.4°C

Curtin Springs

5.9°C

Curtin Springs
 

3.1°C

Arltunga

NNW 31km/h

Alice Springs Ap
Windiest

62km/h

Tennant Creek Ap

51km/h

Darwin Ntc

59km/h

Uluru
-
no rain last hr Wettest

37.2mm

Avon Downs

168.2mm

Mainoru Outstation
 

168.2mm

Mainoru Outstation
Northern Territory's Records for September
Max Min Rain
Highest 42.0°C at
Elliott in 1988
Lowest 8.3°C at
Curtin Springs in 1971
Highest 29.0°C at
Darwin in 1931
Lowest -2.8°C at
Watarrka in 2001
Highest 101.6mm at
Pickertaramoor in 1964

Northern Territory Weather Forecasts

Station
(ungroup by district)
Forecast Min Max Chance of rain Rain amount Frost risk 9am 3pm
Wind RH Wind RH
°C °C km/h % km/h %
Possible thunderstorm
24 31 70% 1-5mm Nil ENE 11 75 N 20 59
Possible thunderstorm
23 33 70% 1-5mm Nil NE 9 78 NNW 7 51
Possible thunderstorm
22 29 70% 1-5mm Nil ENE 20 75 ENE 19 70
Possible thunderstorm
21 29 70% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Possible thunderstorm
21 29 90% 5-10mm Nil N 21 74 WNW 12 56
Possible thunderstorm
13 20 30% < 1mm Nil SW 17 52 SW 19 34
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Weather News

Cattle stations in central Arnhem Land rejoice as massive downfalls signal early start to wet season

15:52 EST

Cattle stations across the Top End of the Northern Territory are celebrating an early start to the wet season with record totals in some areas.

More rain for flooded states

14:02 EST

Australia's four flood-affected states will receive another burst of rain in the next two days.

Northern Territory weather records tumble as September deluge hits

13:43 EST

Rainfall records have tumbled in the Northern Territory after a weekend deluge brought heavy falls to parts of the Top End.