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Forecast issued at 4:30 pm CST on Thursday 3 October 2024.
Weather Situation
A trough will move across southern districts tonight then gradually move northwards into central NT during Friday and the weekend bringing the chance of showers and thunderstorms. A weak ridge will persist across the Top End and maintain hot, dry conditions.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms over the southwest Simpson and Lasseter Districts. Damaging wind gusts, large hail and locally heavy rainfall are possible with thunderstorms in the Lasseter District. A slight chance of showers about the western coastal area. Light to moderate northeast to northwest winds, tending northwest to southwesterly in the Lasseter and western Simpson Districts. Winds in the Lasseter fresh and gusty.
Friday 4 October
A slight to medium chance of showers about coastal areas, and the Lasseter and Simpson Districts. The chance of gusty thunderstorms over the southwest Daly, eastern Carpentaria, northwest Gregory, Lasseter, Tanami, southern Barkly and Simpson Districts. The chance of morning fog about the eastern Carpentaria District. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot to very hot north of Barrow Creek. Light to moderate northeast to northwest winds, tending southeast to southwesterly over the Tanami, Lasseter and western Simpson Districts. Winds in the Lasseter and Simpson District tending moderate to fresh and gusty west to southwesterly winds.
Fire Danger - High in the Darwin and Adelaide River forecast area.
Saturday 5 October
A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms over the Tiwi Islands, Daly, Gregory, northern Tanami and Barkly Districts. The slight chance of showers about northern and eastern coastal areas. Mostly sunny elsewhere. Hot to very hot north of Tennant Creek. Light to moderate northeast to northwest winds, tending southeast to southwesterly over the Tanami, Lasseter and Simpson Districts.
Sunday 6 October
A slight to medium chance of showers and thunderstorms over the Tiwi Islands, western Daly, Gregory, northern Tanami, and Barkly Districts. The slight chance of showers along the northern coast and in the eastern Carpentaria. The chance of morning fog in the eastern Carpentaria District. Hot to very hot north of Tennant Creek. Light to moderate northwest to northeast winds, tending moderate to fresh and gusty east to southeasterly winds south of Tennant Creek.
Monday 7 October
A slight to medium chance of showers over the Tiwi Islands and the western Daly District. The chance of morning fog in the eastern Carpentaria and southeastern Arnhem Districts. Very hot north of Barrow Creek. Light to moderate northeast to southeasterly winds. Winds in the Lasseter District shifting southwest to southeasterly in the evening.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am CST Friday.
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