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Current Warnings
 

Northern Territory Forecast

  • Friday Heavy rain over the Top End. A few storms inland. Very hot in the E, generally milder further W.

  • Saturday Heavy rain over Top End, isolated storms inland. Very hot in the S & E, less hot further W.

  • Sunday Showers and storms across the north, dry south. Very hot in the south grading hot in the north.

  • Monday Showers/storms in north and south. Clearer across central parts, very hot.

  • Tuesday Showers and storms across the north. Clear in the south with gusty southeasterly winds.

NT Extremes and Records

Extremes and Records
Current Extremes   Last 3 Days Extremes Extremes This Month
Tue 13/02 Wed 14/02 Thu 15/02

33.2°C

McArthur River
Hottest

44.5°C

Jervois

40.0°C

Jervois

40.0°C

Jervois

44.5°C

Jervois

24.9°C

Rabbit Flat
Coldest

21.0°C

Kulgera

19.0°C

Kulgera

19.0°C

Watarrka

17.0°C

Arltunga

N 22km/h

McCluer Is
Windiest

81km/h

Darwin Ntc

66km/h

Delamere

74km/h

Tennant Creek Ap
-
no rain last hr Wettest

121.4mm

Upper Adelaide River

123.0mm

Dum In Mirrie

65.0mm

Katherine

65.0mm

Katherine
Northern Territory's Records for February
Max Min Rain
Highest 46.1°C at
Jervois in 1983
Lowest 15.0°C at
Alice Springs in 1953
Highest 32.8°C at
Milingimbi in 1981
Lowest 2.9°C at
Jervois in 2014
Highest 510.0mm at
Port Keats Police in 1976

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
24 30 90% 10-20mm Nil ENE 10 87 NNE 14 80
Possible thunderstorm
24 33 50% 1-5mm Nil NE 8 84 NE 11 59
Mostly sunny
25 32 30% 1-5mm Nil NNW 6 81 NNW 12 75
Mostly sunny
25 36 20% < 1mm Nil - - - -
Possible thunderstorm
26 37 40% < 1mm Nil SSW 14 57 SE 13 28
Possible thunderstorm
25 36 50% 1-5mm Nil WNW 9 50 S 6 29
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