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Northern Territory Weather

Current Warnings
 

Northern Territory Forecast

  • 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.

  • Saturday Hot and humid in the north. Thunderstorms over central and northern parts.

NT Extremes and Records

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

41.8°C

Rabbit Flat
Hottest

41.1°C

Ngukurr

41.1°C

Daly Waters

42.8°C

Lajamanu

43.7°C

Jervois

24.9°C

Douglas River
Coldest

11.0°C

Kulgera

14.4°C

Alice Springs Ap

16.7°C

Uluru

11.0°C

Kulgera

WSW 40km/h

Kintore
Windiest

61km/h

Port Keats Ap

81km/h

Jabiru Ap

66km/h

Tindal
-

5.0mm last hr

Darwin Ap
Wettest

15.0mm

Ban Ban Springs

68.4mm

Pirlangimpi

43.2mm

Maranboy Hill

71.4mm

Dum In Mirrie
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 %
Possible thunderstorm
25 33 90% 1-5mm Nil NNW 6 72 NW 13 61
Possible thunderstorm
25 36 60% 1-5mm Nil NNW 10 70 N 9 44
Possible thunderstorm
25 34 80% 1-5mm Nil SE 8 62 E 14 58
Possible thunderstorm
25 37 80% 1-5mm Nil - - - -
Possible thunderstorm
26 38 50% 1-5mm Nil N 25 44 N 11 27
Possible thunderstorm
23 38 30% < 1mm Nil NW 21 27 NW 18 17
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Weather News

Weather: High temperatures, fire warnings signal concerning season ahead, BOM says

16:48 EDT

Fire danger warnings are in place across a large part of Australia, with hot temperatures and windy weather expected, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says.

Is Sydney having a 'heatwave' in December?

12:15 EDT

Apparently, the heat is on and we should all brace ourselves for temperature Armageddon.

Storms soak southern WA

11:23 EDT

Thunderstorms broke records over Western Australia's Goldfields last night after bringing welcome rain to the state's parched South West Land Division on Monday.