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Northern Territory Weather

Current Warnings
 

Northern Territory Forecast

  • Monday Showers/storms in north and east, mainly Top End. Hot. Dry in the south.

  • Tuesday Showers/storms in north and east, mainly Top End. Hot. Dry in the south.

  • Wednesday Showers and storms, mainly north. Hot. Dry in the southeast.

  • Thursday Showers and storms, mainly north. Hot. Drying out in the south with cooler change.

  • Friday Showers and storms, mainly north. Hot. Dry in the south.

NT Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 09/12 Sat 10/12 Sun 11/12

40.6°C

Lajamanu
Hottest

41.6°C

Victoria River Downs

41.1°C

Ngukurr

41.1°C

Daly Waters

43.7°C

Jervois

26.9°C

Nhulunbuy Ap
Coldest

14.1°C

Alice Springs Ap

11.0°C

Kulgera

14.4°C

Alice Springs Ap

11.0°C

Kulgera

E 27km/h

Cape Wessel
Windiest

66km/h

Darwin Ntc

61km/h

Port Keats Ap

81km/h

Jabiru Ap
-

1.6mm last hr

Cape Fourcroy
Wettest

31.0mm

Rosewood

15.0mm

Ban Ban Springs

68.4mm

Pirlangimpi

68.4mm

Pirlangimpi
Northern Territory's Records for December
Max Min Rain
Highest 47.5°C at
Alice Springs in 1891
Lowest 16.0°C at
Arltunga in 2009
Highest 33.9°C at
Alice Springs in 1878
Lowest 0.0°C at
Tindal in 1990
Highest 365.0mm at
Gunn Point Prison Farm in 1987

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 %
Thunderstorms
26 33 90% 5-10mm Nil NE 8 73 NNW 12 63
Showers increasing
25 37 60% 1-5mm Nil NNW 9 68 NE 11 40
Possible thunderstorm
25 34 60% 1-5mm Nil ESE 14 61 ESE 17 58
Possible thunderstorm
25 36 60% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Possible thunderstorm
25 37 30% < 1mm Nil NNE 19 42 NE 10 24
Mostly sunny
21 38 10% < 1mm Nil NNE 28 29 N 15 14
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Weather News

Renewable energy mix played role in SA blackout, third AEMO report confirms

18:19 EDT

South Australia's renewables-heavy power mix was a factor in the statewide blackout in September, a new report by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has confirmed.

Australia's cherry season predicted to be expensive after unseasonably cold weather

18:04 EDT

Cherries from farms in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia will be the "most expensive ever grown in history", says the president of the Cherry Growers Association of Australia.

Western storms intensify

17:26 EDT

Severe thunderstorms are lashing parts of Western Australia today.