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Darwin Forecast

Tonight 26°C
Tomorrow 33°C
thunderstorms

Now

31.0°C falling
Updated at 18:30 CST

Darwin-Daly for Monday Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. City Centre Partly cloudy. Chance of any rain: 10% Partly cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. City Centre Shower or two. Possible storm. Min 25 Max 33 Possible rainfall: 4 to 20 mm Chance of any rain: 70%.
Tuesday Cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. A thunderstorm likely. Light winds becoming N/NW 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the late afternoon. City Centre Shower or two. Storm likely.

Currently at Darwin Ap

24-hour graph
Temperature 31.0°C falling
Dew Point 24.1°C falling
Feels Like 36.4°C
Relative Humidity 66%
Wind icon
N 12km/h falling
Wind Gusts 15km/h
Pressure 1006.3hPa steady
Fire Danger 4.9
Rain since 9am/last hr 0.0mm / -

Sun on Mon

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Sunrise sunrise
06:15 CST
Sunset sunset
19:06 CST

Nearby Now

Middle Point 31.1°C

Next 12 hours in Darwin

48-hour forecast

9pm

Slight chance storm
29°C

12am

Chance shower or storm
28°C

3am

Chance shower or storm
27°C

6am

Chance shower or storm
26°C

Darwin-Daly Weather Warnings

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National Forecast

Darwin 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Mon
Dec 12
Tue
Dec 13
Wed
Dec 14
Thu
Dec 15
Fri
Dec 16
Sat
Dec 17
Sun
Dec 18

Mostly sunny

Thunder-
storms

Possible thunderstorm

Possible thunderstorm

Possible thunderstorm

Possible thunderstorm

Possible thunderstorm
Maximum 33°C 33°C 33°C 33°C 33°C 32°C 33°C
Minimum 27°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 26°C 26°C
Chance of Rain 90% 90% 80% 90% 90% 90% 90%
Rain Amount 5-10mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 1-5mm
UV Index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
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 8
km/h
15
km/h
8
km/h
12
km/h
6
km/h
15
km/h
10
km/h
19
km/h
12
km/h
21
km/h
12
km/h
20
km/h
10
km/h
17
km/h
Wind Direction ENE 8km/h
ENE
NNE 15km/h
NNE
NE 8km/h
NE
NNW 12km/h
NNW
N 6km/h
N
NW 15km/h
NW
WNW 10km/h
WNW
NW 19km/h
NW
WNW 12km/h
WNW
WNW 21km/h
WNW
WNW 12km/h
WNW
WNW 20km/h
WNW
WNW 10km/h
WNW
NW 17km/h
NW
Relative Humidity 76% 58% 73% 63% 73% 63% 72% 64% 71% 64% 76% 67% 79% 68%
Dew Point 26°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 24°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 26°C

Darwin Sun & Moon Times

Tuesday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon set moon rise Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
first light
05:52 CST
sunrise
06:15 CST
sunset
19:06 CST
last light
19:30 CST
moon
set
Tue 05:18 CST
rise
Tue 18:21 CST
moon
Wed
Dec 14
moon
Wed
Dec 21
moon
Thu
Dec 29
moon
Fri
Jan 6

Darwin Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Mon
Dec 12
24.9°C 35°C 0.0mm
Sun
Dec 11
27.9°C 34.0°C 0.0mm
Sat
Dec 10
25.5°C 34.6°C 0.0mm
Fri
Dec 9
25.7°C 34.5°C 0.4mm
Thu
Dec 8
25.9°C 34.2°C 3.6mm

Darwin Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Dec
1727.4mm
113.0 Day(s)
Total For 2016
968.2mm
105 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2015
1277.2mm
88 Day(s)
Wettest Day
82.0mm
Nov 23
Lowest Temperature
13.3°C
Aug 5
Highest Temperature
37.5°C
Oct 8

Darwin Ap Almanac

full climatology
December Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
24.9°C
12th
Lowest On Record
19.8°C
4th 1974
Average This Month
25.8°C
+0.5°C
Long-term Average
25.3°C
December Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
35.2°C
4th
Highest On Record
37.0°C
18th 1976
Average This Month
34.1°C
+1.5°C
Long-term Average
32.6°C
December Rainfall
Wettest This Month
8.6mm
3rd
Total This Month
13.8mm
4 Day(s)
Long-term Average
248.9mm
16.9 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
664.5mm
1974
Driest On Record
18.8mm
1991

Now Temperature

At Canberra Ap

20:00 EDT

Tonight

13°C

Tomorrow

33°C

Sunny

sunny

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.