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Northern Territory Tropical Cyclone Track Map

Northern Territory tropical cyclone Track Map

Tropical Low

At 5am CST, a tropical low was located approximately 320km N of Croker Island and 420 km NE of Milikapiti, and will remain slow-moving.

As this low develops in the Arafura Sea of the next few days it will strengthen and move southwest, potentially forming into a Tropical Cyclone to the north of the Tiwi Islands on Tuesday.

There is a cyclone WATCH for Croker Island to Cape Fourcroy, including the Tiwi Islands.

GALES are expected to develop from Tuesday.

HEAVY RAIN may cause flooding for low-lying communities of the Tiwi Islands.

Next update after 11am CST.

Issued Monday 08:40 EST

Now Temperature

At Darwin Ap

11:10 CST

Today

32°C

Tonight

24°C

Possible thunderstorm

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Weather News

Vigorous cold front blasts the southeast

12:02 EST

A strong cold front is making its presence felt as it continues its march across the southeast.

Late-season tropical activity

09:42 EST

With tropical cyclone season soon to wrap up, Australian and nearby tropical waters have seen a surge in cyclone activity late in the season.

West coast of Australia the place to be this weekend

09:54 EST

West coast of Australia the place to be this weekend With cold and stormy weather affecting the southern and southeastern parts of the country in coming days, while residual flooding and strong winds still plague the east, it looks like the best beach weather can be found along the west coast.