View the current warnings for the Northern Territory
Forecast issued at 2:30 pm CST on Saturday 14 February 2026.
Weather Situation
A broad area of low pressure over the Top End directs monsoonal westerlies across northern and western waters over the weekend. Westerly winds will persist into the new week, but monsoonal showers and storms will start to weaken from Monday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely.
Sunday 15 February
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Monday 16 February
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly before dawn.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Tuesday 17 February
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.
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 pm CST Saturday.
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