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Darwin Forecast

Today 28°C
Tonight 25°C
possible_thunderstorm

Now

25.7°C falling
Updated at 11:40 CST

Darwin-Daly for Sunday Cloudy. Very high (95%) chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm. Heavy falls possible. Winds NW 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the early afternoon. City Centre Rain. Possible storm.

Currently at Darwin Ap

24-hour graph
Temperature 25.7°C falling
Dew Point 24.3°C falling
Feels Like 27.3°C
Relative Humidity 92%
Wind icon
NW 29km/h falling
Wind Gusts 31km/h
Pressure 1002.8hPa steady
Fire Danger 2.5
Rain since 9am/last hr 10.0mm / -

Sun on Sun

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Sunrise sunrise
06:42 CST
Sunset sunset
19:19 CST

Nearby Now

Middle Point 25.6°C

Next 12 hours in Darwin

48-hour forecast

3pm

Shower. Chance storm
28°C

6pm

Shower. Chance storm
27°C

9pm

Shower. Chance storm
26°C

12am

Chance shower or storm
26°C

Darwin-Daly Weather Warnings

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NT - Sun 10:59 CST
Severe Weather Warning (Heavy Rainfall) for the Daly

NT - Sun 10:00 CST
Strong Wind Warning for the Beagle Bonaparte Coast, North Tiwi Coast, Arafura Coast and Gove Peninsula Coast

NT - Sun 08:57 CST
Minor Flood Warning for Katherine River Gorge Road

National Forecast

Darwin 7-day Weather Forecast

Summary Sun
Feb 5
Mon
Feb 6
Tue
Feb 7
Wed
Feb 8
Thu
Feb 9
Fri
Feb 10
Sat
Feb 11

Possible thunderstorm

Possible thunderstorm

Possible thunderstorm

Possible thunderstorm

Possible thunderstorm

Possible thunderstorm

Possible thunderstorm
Maximum 28°C 29°C 30°C 30°C 30°C 30°C 31°C
Minimum 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 25°C 26°C
Chance of Rain 90% 90% 90% 90% 90% 90% 90%
Rain Amount 20-40mm 20-40mm 20-40mm 20-40mm 40-80mm 20-40mm 10-20mm
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 16
km/h
26
km/h
21
km/h
28
km/h
22
km/h
27
km/h
19
km/h
23
km/h
16
km/h
23
km/h
20
km/h
26
km/h
19
km/h
26
km/h
Wind Direction NNW 16km/h
NNW
NW 26km/h
NW
NNW 21km/h
NNW
NNW 28km/h
NNW
NNW 22km/h
NNW
NNW 27km/h
NNW
NNW 19km/h
NNW
NW 23km/h
NW
WNW 16km/h
WNW
NW 23km/h
NW
WNW 20km/h
WNW
WNW 26km/h
WNW
WNW 19km/h
WNW
WNW 26km/h
WNW
Relative Humidity 90% 84% 83% 74% 82% 75% 80% 74% 84% 77% 83% 78% 82% 74%
Dew Point 25°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 25°C 24°C 25°C 25°C 26°C 25°C 26°C 26°C 26°C

Darwin Sun & Moon Times

Sunday Next occurrence
First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon phase moon rise moon set Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
first light
06:20 CST
sunrise
06:42 CST
sunset
19:19 CST
last light
19:41 CST
moon
rise
Sun 13:54 CST
set
Mon 01:51 CST
moon
Sat
Feb 11
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Sun
Feb 19
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Mon
Feb 27
moon
Sun
Mar 5

Darwin Ap Past 5 Days

this month
  Minimum Maximum Rainfall
Sun
Feb 5
23.7°C - 201.8mm
Sat
Feb 4
25.8°C 27.5°C 4.2mm
Fri
Feb 3
25.6°C 30.2°C 6.2mm
Thu
Feb 2
25.1°C 32.1°C 9.2mm
Wed
Feb 1
24.9°C 32.8°C 10.8mm

Darwin Ap Year To Date

Average Rainfall To Feb
800.9mm
41.7 Day(s)
Total For 2017
690.6mm
28 Day(s)
Total To This Day 2016
194.0mm
19 Day(s)
Wettest Day
144.0mm
Jan 24
Lowest Temperature
22.5°C
Jan 24
Highest Temperature
34.1°C
Jan 28

Darwin Ap Almanac

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February Minimum Temperature
Lowest This Month
23.7°C
5th
Lowest On Record
17.2°C
25th 1949
Average This Month
25.0°C
+0.3°C
Long-term Average
24.7°C
February Maximum Temperature
Highest This Month
32.8°C
1st
Highest On Record
36.0°C
20th 1972
Average This Month
30.6°C
-0.8°C
Long-term Average
31.4°C
February Rainfall
Wettest This Month
10.8mm
1st
Total This Month
232.2mm
5 Day(s)
Long-term Average
374.6mm
20.4 Day(s)
Wettest On Record
1110.2mm
2011
Driest On Record
103.3mm
1959

Now Temperature

At Canberra Ap

13:10 EDT

Today

35°C

Tonight

20°C

Late shower

late_shower

Weather News

'Monsoon burst' causes havoc on Darwin roads, minor flooding

13:00 EDT

It has been a wet 24 hours in Darwin, with a dumping more than 200 millimetres of rain over the city, causing havoc on the roads.

Darwin gets soaked within monsoon trough

11:34 EDT

An active monsoon trough continues to intersect the northern Kimberley and Top End, leading to thunderstorms and heavy rainfall over large parts of northern Australia, including Darwin.

Sydney weather: City sizzles with mercury expected to pass 40C in some areas

11:30 EDT

Sydney's sweaty summer is expected to continue on Sunday with the mercury tipped to pass 40 degrees Celsius in parts of the city.