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Northern Territory Weather

Current Warnings
 

Northern Territory Forecast

  • Friday Showers and possible thunderstorms in Top End. Hot throughout.

  • Saturday Hot throughout. The odd thundery shower in the Top End.

  • Sunday Hot throughout. Isolated light thundery showers in NE and S.

  • Monday Thundery showers over the Top End and SW. Hot in the N and central. Mild in the S.

  • Tuesday Possible thundery showers from the Top End to C. Warm to hot throughout.

NT Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Tue 25/10 Wed 26/10 Thu 27/10

41.3°C

Lajamanu
Hottest

39.0°C

Bradshaw

41.0°C

Bradshaw

42.0°C

Rabbit Flat

42.0°C

Rabbit Flat

29.2°C

Uluru
Coldest

9.4°C

Arltunga

14.5°C

Alice Springs Ap

13.5°C

Kulgera

2.2°C

Arltunga

WNW 24km/h

Darwin Ap
Windiest

53km/h

Darwin Ap

50km/h

Middle Point

48km/h

Tennant Creek Ap
-
no rain last hr Wettest

22.2mm

Berrimah

60.0mm

Groote Eylandt Ap

83.4mm

McMinns Lagoon

27.0mm

Point Stuart
Northern Territory's Records for October
Max Min Rain
Highest 46.2°C at
Tindal in 1991
Lowest 11.1°C at
Alice Springs in 1910
Highest 31.6°C at
Black Point in 1990
Lowest 0.0°C at
Arltunga in 2002
Highest 119.8mm at
Wollogorang in 1996

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
25 34 70% 1-5mm Nil NNW 8 72 NW 21 58
Mostly sunny
26 38 20% < 1mm Nil NW 13 53 ESE 11 27
Mostly sunny
24 33 5% < 1mm Nil E 13 66 - -
Mostly sunny
22 39 5% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Sunny
22 39 5% < 1mm Nil ESE 26 15 E 14 9
Mostly sunny
17 33 20% < 1mm Nil ESE 22 18 ESE 15 12
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Weather News

Smashing avocados and Lego: Townsville Cyclone Testing Station puts household objects to the test

14:02 EDT

Researchers at a Cyclone Testing Station in north Queensland have been busy creating smashed avocado, and it is not the type that goes on toast.

Flooding lingers in NSW

12:00 EDT

Parts of western and southern New South Wales are still underwater, despite rain easing across most of the state in recent weeks.

Flooding Murray River forces houseboats to the Darling

07:41 EDT

Mildura houseboat operators are moving their fleets off the Murray River to the Darling River because of rising water levels, faster flows, and increased debris.