Northern Territory Fire Danger Ratings

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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory

Northern Territory Fire Danger Ratings

Issued at 5:00 am CST on Friday 9 January 2026.

District	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Darwin and Adelaide River	No Rating 4	No Rating 4	No Rating 4	No Rating 5
Northern Fire Protection Zone	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Daly South	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 7
Tiwi	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Arnhem West	No Rating 7	No Rating 7	No Rating 7	No Rating 8
Arnhem East	No Rating 7	No Rating 7	No Rating 8	No Rating 8
Katherine Fire Protection Zone	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
Carpentaria West	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 9	No Rating 9
Carpentaria East	No Rating 8	No Rating 10	No Rating 10	No Rating 11
Gregory North West	No Rating 9	No Rating 10	No Rating 10	No Rating 10
Gregory South East	Moderate 14	Moderate 16	Moderate 16	Moderate 15
Barkly North	Moderate 17	High 26	High 28	High 29
Barkly South	Moderate 17	High 27	High 32	High 30
Alice Springs Fire Protection Zone	Moderate 16	Moderate 21	Moderate 19	Moderate 18
Simpson West	Moderate 19	High 29	High 30	Moderate 22
Simpson East	Moderate 22	High 40	High 47	High 35
Lasseter West	Moderate 16	High 24	High 24	Moderate 19
Lasseter East	Moderate 21	High 30	High 24	Moderate 21
Tanami North	No Rating 0	No Rating 0	No Rating 0	No Rating 0
Tanami South	Moderate 12	Moderate 16	Moderate 20	Moderate 18

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.