Northern Territory Fire Danger Ratings

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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory

Northern Territory Fire Danger Ratings

Issued at 4:00 pm CST on Wednesday 26 November 2025.

District	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Darwin and Adelaide River	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 7
Northern Fire Protection Zone	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 8
Daly South	No Rating 11	No Rating 10	No Rating 10	No Rating 8
Tiwi	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Arnhem West	Moderate 12	Moderate 12	Moderate 12	No Rating 10
Arnhem East	No Rating 11	No Rating 11	No Rating 11	No Rating 10
Katherine Fire Protection Zone	Moderate 16	Moderate 15	Moderate 15	Moderate 12
Carpentaria West	Moderate 14	Moderate 13	Moderate 12	No Rating 11
Carpentaria East	Moderate 17	Moderate 15	Moderate 13	Moderate 12
Gregory North West	Moderate 13	Moderate 12	Moderate 12	Moderate 12
Gregory South East	Moderate 14	Moderate 13	No Rating 11	Moderate 12
Barkly North	High 30	High 35	Moderate 23	High 42
Barkly South	Moderate 17	High 24	Moderate 19	High 26
Alice Springs Fire Protection Zone	No Rating 10	Moderate 14	No Rating 11	Moderate 13
Simpson West	No Rating 11	Moderate 17	Moderate 18	Moderate 18
Simpson East	Moderate 18	Moderate 19	High 33	High 30
Lasseter West	Moderate 12	Moderate 14	Moderate 13	Moderate 15
Lasseter East	Moderate 12	Moderate 17	Moderate 15	Moderate 17
Tanami North	No Rating 0	No Rating 0	No Rating 0	No Rating 0
Tanami South	No Rating 11	No Rating 10	No Rating 10	Moderate 12

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.