Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 02:01 PM CST on Saturday 17 January 2026
Valid for Saturday 17 January 2026 to Saturday 17 January 2026
Warning for the following areas:
Tanami
Cancellation for the following areas:
Lasseter and Gregory
Safety Advice:
Severe heatwaves can be dangerous for many people, especially older people, babies, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, people with medical conditions and people who are unwell.
Seek a place to keep cool, such as your home, a library, community centre or shopping centre.
Close your windows and draw blinds, curtains or awnings early in the day to keep the heat out of your home.
If available, use fans or air-conditioners to keep cool.
Maximum temperatures generally in the mid thirties to mid forties with overnight minimum temperatures in the?low to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions have eased over the Lasseter and Gregory districts, and are expected to continue easing over the Tanami during the weekend.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Sunday 18 January 2026
Local Weather
Lajamanu (18.3388°S, 130.6367°E, 304m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Current Conditions
Currently at Lajamanu 33.1°- Dew point
- 21.6°
- Relative humidity
- 51%
- feels like
- 34.3°
- Wind
- SE 17km/h
- Rainfall since 9am
- 0.0mm
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Radar
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, becoming less likely in the evening. A thunderstorm likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds N 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the evening.
Forecast for Lajamanu (18.3388°S, 130.6367°E, 304m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 25° 26° 27° 27° 25° 25° 25° Maximum 41° 42° 43° 43° 41° 37° 39° Chance of rain 5% 10% 5% 20% 50% 40% 70% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 8
(km/h)24
(km/h)10
(km/h)18
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(km/h)19
(km/h)11
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)11
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction E E NNE E NW ESE SW E NW NNE N NNW WNW NNW Relative humidity 66% 30% 65% 26% 57% 19% 49% 21% 63% 28% 65% 35% 69% 39% Dew point 23°C 20°C 24°C 19°C 23°C 15°C 21°C 17°C 23°C 19°C 22°C 20°C 23°C 23°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lajamanu (18.3388°S, 130.6367°E, 304m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:02am CST 6:25am CST 7:30pm CST 7:54pm CST 5:35am CST 7:16pm CST 
Waning crescent
New moon Jan 19 First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 -
Warnings
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Temperature in 7 days
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Rain in 7 days
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Past 24 Hours
We're sorry, but there are no historical observations available for Lajamanu
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