View the current warnings for the Northern Territory
Forecast issued at 2:30 am CST on Saturday 14 March 2026.
Weather Situation
A slow-moving trough lies over inland northern parts of the Territory, with an embedded tropical low centred near the Gregory District. This low may drift towards the west or southwest and into far eastern parts of WA during the weekend. The monsoonal northwest to northeasterly flow across waters adjacent to the Territory is expected to ease somewhat during the weekend and early next week.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.
Sunday 15 March
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Monday 16 March
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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- 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 8:30 am CST Saturday.
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