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Current Warnings
 

Northern Territory Forecast

  • Thursday Widespread showers and thunderstorms. Very hot in the south. Hot and humid in the north.

  • Friday Widespread storms in the north and east. Hot in the south, humid in the north.

  • Saturday Storms and showers in the east and north. Hot throughout.

  • Sunday Gusty winds and heavy rain in the north. Hot in the south.

  • Monday Showers and storms for the Top End and Gulf region. Very hot in the south and east, hot in the north.

NT Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Mon 26/12 Tue 27/12 Wed 28/12

36.5°C

Uluru
Hottest

35.4°C

Victoria River Downs

37.5°C

Kintore

38.0°C

Kulgera

44.7°C

Rabbit Flat

25.7°C

Dum In Mirrie
Coldest

19.5°C

Watarrka

13.4°C

Watarrka

14.4°C

Curtin Springs

11.0°C

Kulgera

NW 33km/h

McCluer Is
Windiest

66km/h

Uluru

66km/h

Jervois

72km/h

Kintore
-

0.4mm last hr

Point Stuart
Wettest

128.0mm

Curtin Springs

91.8mm

Stokes Hill

148.0mm

Elliott

148.0mm

Elliott
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
25 31 90% 10-20mm Nil W 21 82 WNW 30 75
Thunderstorms
25 33 90% 10-20mm Nil WNW 16 79 WNW 19 67
Thunderstorms
25 32 90% 20-40mm Nil WNW 20 84 NW 22 75
Thunderstorms
25 33 90% 10-20mm Nil - - - -
Thunderstorms
23 31 90% 10-20mm Nil WNW 10 87 S 10 66
Possible thunderstorm
23 32 70% 5-10mm Nil W 13 66 S 15 49
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