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 Tuesday 31 March 2026.

District	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Darwin and Adelaide River	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6	No Rating 6
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 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 3	No Rating 4	No Rating 4	No Rating 4
Carpentaria West	No Rating 6	No Rating 7	No Rating 7	No Rating 7
Carpentaria East	No Rating 8	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 9
Gregory North West	No Rating 8	No Rating 9	No Rating 9	No Rating 9
Gregory South East	No Rating 8	No Rating 9	No Rating 10	No Rating 10
Barkly North	No Rating 9	No Rating 10	No Rating 11	No Rating 10
Barkly South	No Rating 8	No Rating 9	No Rating 10	No Rating 10
Alice Springs Fire Protection Zone	No Rating 7	No Rating 8	No Rating 8	No Rating 8
Simpson West	No Rating 9	No Rating 10	No Rating 11	No Rating 10
Simpson East	Moderate 14	Moderate 18	Moderate 18	Moderate 16
Lasseter West	No Rating 9	No Rating 11	Moderate 13	Moderate 12
Lasseter East	No Rating 10	No Rating 11	Moderate 13	No Rating 11
Tanami North	No Rating 0	No Rating 0	No Rating 0	No Rating 0
Tanami South	No Rating 7	No Rating 7	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.