View the current warnings for the Northern Territory
Forecast issued at 8:30 pm CST on Friday 23 January 2026.
Weather Situation
A broad area of low pressure lies over the Top End with west to northwesterly flow over most NT waters. A tropical low lies in the eastern Gulf of Carpentaria and is expected to move south over the weekend, bringing southeast to southwesterly winds over eastern NT waters.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 24 January
- Winds
- West to northwesterly below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Sunday 25 January
- Winds
- Northwesterly below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely in the afternoon and evening.
Monday 26 January
- Winds
- Northwesterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely.
Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 2:30 am CST Saturday.
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