Northern Territory Fire Danger Ratings

IDD10731

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory

Northern Territory Fire Danger Ratings

Issued at 4:00 pm CST on Wednesday 18 February 2026.

District	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Darwin and Adelaide River	No Rating 3	No Rating 3	No Rating 4	No Rating 3
Northern Fire Protection Zone	No Rating 5	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Daly South	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Tiwi	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Arnhem West	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Arnhem East	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Katherine Fire Protection Zone	No Rating 1	No Rating 1	No Rating 2	No Rating 2
Carpentaria West	No Rating 7	No Rating 7	No Rating 7	No Rating 7
Carpentaria East	No Rating 8	No Rating 7	No Rating 8	No Rating 8
Gregory North West	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 7
Gregory South East	No Rating 9	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 8
Barkly North	No Rating 8	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 9
Barkly South	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 9	No Rating 9
Alice Springs Fire Protection Zone	No Rating 11	No Rating 11	No Rating 10	No Rating 10
Simpson West	Moderate 12	Moderate 13	Moderate 12	No Rating 11
Simpson East	Moderate 23	Moderate 23	Moderate 22	Moderate 21
Lasseter West	Moderate 12	No Rating 10	No Rating 10	No Rating 10
Lasseter East	Moderate 15	Moderate 14	Moderate 12	No Rating 11
Tanami North	No Rating 0	No Rating 0	No Rating 0	No Rating 0
Tanami South	No Rating 9	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 8

Code

Fire Danger Ratings (Fire Behaviour Index - FBI)

No Rating (< 12)

Moderate (12-23)

High (24-49)

Extreme (50-99)

Catastrophic (>= 100)

Notes

• For all weather information, visit the Bureau of Meteorology web page at www.bom.gov.au.

• For information on how to prepare for fires visit www.securent.nt.gov.au.

• Note: On occasion Fire Danger Ratings may not adhere to FBI thresholds above due to agency discretion in setting FDRs.