Northern Territory Tropical Cyclone Track Map
Tropical Low
Tropical Cyclone Alfred (Category 1) has formed in the southwest Gulf of Carpentaria and is expected to continue along it track towards the southeast today. The system is forecast to weaken before it crosses the coast to the west of the NT/QLD border late on Tuesday.
GALES with gusts of 85-95 km/h may occur in squalls along exposed areas of the southern Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Sustained GALES with gusts to 100 km/h may occur between between Port Roper and the NT/Qld border later today.
HEAVY RAIN which may lead to FLOODING is likely over the eastern Carpentaria District and around the southern Gulf of Carpentaria today and Tuesday.
Abnormally high tides are likely about the southern Gulf.
Now Temperature
At Darwin Ap
08:10 CST
27°C
34°C
Mostly sunny
Weather News
BOM warns cyclone expected to form from tropical low over Gulf of Carpentaria
09:03 EDT
There is a high chance a tropical low that has been threatening for days to intensify into a cyclone in the Gulf of Carpentaria will finally do so today, the Bureau of Meteorology has said.
NSW emergency service cranks up campaign to stop people driving into floodwater
08:44 EDT
Emergency services are frustrated by people making bad decisions when faced with floodwater, as recent studies on flood deaths show young men and children are the most at-risk of dying.
NSW weather: Storm hits Hunter and Central Coast, BOM predicts heavy rainfall and winds
00:06 EDT
Severe thunderstorms that ravaged the Hunter region and the Central Coast of New South Wales are over, the Bureau of Meteorology says, but Ausgrid and SES volunteers are still working to repair the damage.
