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 Friday 17 October 2025.

District	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
Darwin and Adelaide River	High 34	High 29	High 27	High 29
Northern Fire Protection Zone	Moderate 17	Moderate 16	Moderate 15	Moderate 15
Daly South	Moderate 18	Moderate 18	Moderate 16	Moderate 15
Tiwi	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 9
Arnhem West	Moderate 19	Moderate 19	Moderate 18	Moderate 17
Arnhem East	Moderate 15	Moderate 15	Moderate 16	Moderate 15
Katherine Fire Protection Zone	High 29	High 27	Moderate 23	Moderate 22
Carpentaria West	Moderate 22	Moderate 22	Moderate 21	Moderate 19
Carpentaria East	High 25	High 24	High 24	Moderate 23
Gregory North West	Moderate 19	Moderate 18	Moderate 16	Moderate 16
Gregory South East	Moderate 22	Moderate 22	Moderate 20	Moderate 19
Barkly North	Extreme 52	High 46	High 37	High 35
Barkly South	Moderate 22	Moderate 19	Moderate 20	High 24
Alice Springs Fire Protection Zone	Moderate 13	Moderate 14	Moderate 16	Moderate 14
Simpson West	Moderate 13	Moderate 15	Moderate 16	Moderate 17
Simpson East	Moderate 18	Moderate 18	Moderate 22	High 34
Lasseter West	Moderate 16	Moderate 22	Moderate 19	Moderate 18
Lasseter East	Moderate 14	Moderate 20	Moderate 20	Moderate 22
Tanami North	No Rating 0	No Rating 0	No Rating 0	No Rating 0
Tanami South	Moderate 13	Moderate 14	Moderate 14	Moderate 13

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.