View the current warnings for the Northern Territory
Forecast issued at 2:30 am CST on Tuesday 10 March 2026.
Weather Situation
A trough extends from the Daly District into the far southern part of the Gulf of Carpentaria, with an embedded low located over the central Top End. The low will weaken in the coming days, and the trough will broaden whilst lying through inland northern parts of the Territory during the middle to end of the week
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending westerly in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Wednesday 11 March
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Thursday 12 March
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 8:30 am CST Tuesday.
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