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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory

Northern Territory Forecast
Issued at 5:00 am CST on Thursday 17 October 2024
for the period until midnight CST Sunday 20 October 2024.

Warning Information
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Weather Situation
North to northwesterly winds across southern NT ahead of a deepening trough
over Western Australia is causing hot to very hot conditions to extend from the
Top End to southern parts of the NT. It will be very windy through the southern
districts this morning before the trough moves through overnight and tomorrow.
Showers and storms will clear from the south on the weekend as the trough
continues moving north, and will lie across the Gregory and Carpentaria
Districts from Sunday.

Forecast for the rest of Thursday 17 October
Mostly sunny in the Carpentaria, eastern Barkly and southern Arnhem Districts.
A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms elsewhere. Damaging wind
gusts are possible with thunderstorms in the eastern Lasseter and southwest
Simpson Districts. The chance of morning fog in the eastern Arnhem and eastern
Carpentaria Districts. Very hot in the Simpson and southeast Barkly Districts
and in parts of the southern Arnhem and northern Carpentaria Districts. Light
to moderate north to northwest winds, tending moderate to fresh and gusty south
of Elliott. Possible strong and gusty winds south of Alice Springs during the
day.

Fire Danger: 
High in the Barkly, Simpson and eastern Lasseter Districts.

Forecast for Friday 18 October
Mostly sunny in the Lasseter, southeast Tanami, central Carpentaria and
southeast Arnhem Districts. A slight to medium chance of showers and
thunderstorms elsewhere. The chance of morning fog in the eastern Arnhem and
eastern Carpentaria Districts. Very hot in parts of the southern Arnhem,
northern Carpentaria and eastern Barkly Districts. Light to moderate north to
northwest winds, tending southeast to southwest south of Barrow Creek.

Forecast for Saturday 19 October
Mostly sunny over the Lasseter, Simpson, southern Tanami and southeast Arnhem
Districts. A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms elsewhere.
The chance of morning fog in the northeast Arnhem District. Very hot in parts
of the southern Arnhem and central Carpentaria Districts. Light to moderate
northwest to northeast winds, tending east to southeasterly south of Tennant
Creek. Winds tending fresh and gusty at times in the morning south of Barrow
Creek.

Forecast for Sunday 20 October
A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms over the Top End and
Carpentaria, Gregory, northwest Tanami and northern Barkly Districts. Mostly
sunny elsewhere. The chance of morning fog in the eastern Arnhem and northeast
Carpentaria Districts. Very hot in parts of the southern Arnhem and northern
Carpentaria Districts. Light to moderate northeast to northwest winds, tending
northeast to southeast south of Daly Waters. Winds fresh and gusty at times in
the morning south of Renner Springs.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:30 pm CST Thursday.

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