View the current warnings for the Northern Territory
Forecast updated at 9:36 am CST on Thursday 12 March 2026.
Weather Situation
A trough lies over the Gregory and Carpentaria Districts, with an embedded tropical low located over the central Top End. The low is expected to slowly track towards the west and into WA over the weekend.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northwesterly around 1 metre offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon.
Friday 13 March
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.
Saturday 14 March
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.
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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 2:30 pm CST Thursday.
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