View the current warnings for the Northern Territory
Forecast issued at 4:45 am CST on Tuesday 18 January 2022.
Weather Situation
Westerly winds are easing for a few days as a trough over central Australia weakens. A weak ridge will also develop across the Gulf of Carpentaria from Tuesday. A monsoon trough will begin to reform across the southern Arafura Sea from Thursday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely.
Wednesday 19 January
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Thursday 20 January
- Winds
- North to northeasterly below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
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 4:00 pm CST Tuesday.
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