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Northern Territory Weather

Current Warnings
 

Northern Territory Forecast

  • Monday Storms in the north, partly cloudy in the south. Hot in the south, cooler at the coast.

  • Tuesday Scattered showers and storms in the north and west. Very hout in the south and east.

  • Wednesday Isolated showers and storms across the Top End. Dry and sunny in the south.

  • Thursday Storms in the north, clear in the south. Hot in central parts, cooler elsewhere.

NT Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Fri 24/03 Sat 25/03 Sun 26/03

36.2°C

Jervois
Hottest

41.0°C

Kulgera

41.6°C

Kintore

42.0°C

Curtin Springs

42.0°C

Curtin Springs

26.5°C

Central Arnhem
Coldest

15.7°C

Arltunga

18.4°C

Uluru
 

12.9°C

Arltunga

WNW 35km/h

Cape Wessel
Windiest

62km/h

Centre Island

75km/h

Lajamanu

48km/h

McCluer Is
-
no rain last hr Wettest

37.0mm

Geriatric Park

51.2mm

Yeuralba Ridge
 

384.0mm

Cape Fourcroy
Northern Territory's Records for March
Max Min Rain
Highest 45.0°C at
Alice Springs in 1886
Lowest 13.9°C at
Alice Springs in 1913
Highest 33.0°C at
Timber Creek in 1981
Lowest 3.9°C at
Alice Springs in 1880
Highest 513.3mm at
Angurugu in 1953

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 32 90% 1-5mm Nil WNW 11 83 NW 18 74
Possible thunderstorm
24 35 80% 1-5mm Nil NNW 9 81 N 6 54
Possible thunderstorm
25 33 90% 5-10mm Nil WNW 19 80 WNW 16 71
Possible thunderstorm
26 37 90% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Mostly sunny
26 38 30% < 1mm Nil WNW 12 57 SE 10 30
Mostly sunny
25 40 30% < 1mm Nil N 15 28 SE 14 20
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Weather News

Tropical Cyclone Debbie: Queenslanders preparing for worst cyclone since Yasi

10:05 EDT

As Tropical Cyclone Debbie strengthens off the coast near Townsville in north Queensland, residents are being warned to prepare for the worst storm to hit the state since Cyclone Yasi in 2011.

BOM warning as Cyclone Debbie intensifies; Queensland emergency services prepare for worst

09:45 EDT

Thousands of north Queenslanders are being evacuated as Cyclone Debbie bears down on the coast, bringing winds of up to 300 kilometres per hour and possibly a four-metre storm surge.

Cyclone Debbie forces evacuations in north Queensland communities ahead of tidal surge

01:50 EDT

Evacuations have been ordered in coastal towns and communities in the Whitsundays and Burdekin regions in north Queensland as Tropical Cyclone Debbie bears down, with authorities warning of damaging tidal surges.