View the current warnings for the Northern Territory
Forecast issued at 2:30 am CST on Wednesday 14 January 2026.
Weather Situation
A trough lies over land at the base of the Top End, and persists for the week. It may start to extend through southern Gulf waters from the weekend.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.
Thursday 15 January
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Friday 16 January
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% 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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 8:30 am CST Wednesday.
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