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TODAY24° 32° possible thunderstorm Chance of rain: 70% Likely amount: 20-40mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 6:12am CST 6:34am CST 7:15pm CST 7:37pm CST NOW25.2° Feels Like: 30.3° Relative Humidity: 96% Dew: 24.5° Wind: N 6km/h Gust: 7km/h Rainfall since 9am: 4.6mm Pressure: 1002.0hPa -
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KatherineNow24.5°cFeels Like:29.1°Wind:E 6km/hGusts:6km/hHumidity:96%24°Min32°MaxToday in KatherineCloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds W 15 to 20 km/h turning NW in the afternoon.Tomorrow24°Min32°MaxPartly cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds NW 15 to 25 km/h. -
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds W 15 to 20 km/h turning NW in the afternoon.
Forecast for Katherine (14.4646°S, 132.2646°E, 100m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary Minimum 24° 24° 24° 24° 24° 23° 24° Maximum 32° 32° 33° 32° 33° 33° 32° Chance of rain 70% 80% 70% 80% 80% 90% 90% Likely amount 20-40mm 5-10mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 10-20mm 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)10
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(km/h)17
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(km/h)14
(km/h)19
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(km/h)14
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(km/h)Wind direction N NW N NNW N NNW NNW NW NNW NNW NNW NW NNW NW Relative humidity 89% 77% 89% 79% 88% 78% 88% 84% 88% 81% 90% 80% 88% 78% Dew point 25°C 27°C 26°C 28°C 26°C 29°C 26°C 29°C 27°C 30°C 26°C 29°C 25°C 27°C -
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Katherine Rain Forecast
Katherine 12-month Rainfall ForecastFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2025202588889918889105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Jan 14
ENSO status: La Niña-like conditions. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Negative. Trending slightly negative. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña-like pattern. Recent conditions show some atmosphere-ocean coupling, resulting in the US declaring a La Niña event has started. A La Niña typically increases rainfall over northern and eastern Australia, while reducing rainfall over southern coastal Australia and western Tas. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase and does not play a part in Australia's climate during this time of year. The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) is in a negative phase. Recent forecasts show negative SAM is more likely to dominate for the remainder of summer, due to the polar vortex taking an unusually long time to recover from the stratospheric warming event in winter 2024. During summer, a negative SAM decreases rainfall over most of southeastern Australia, and increases rainfall for far southwest WA and western Tas. Rainfall outlooks are showing above average rainfall over large parts of the country during summer, with closer to average conditions for the southwest corner of WA, southern SA and Vic, and central parts of Tas.
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Past 5 Days
Katherine Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Saturday
Feb 0120.4 °C 35.8 °C 31.6 mmSunday
Feb 0225.2 °C 37.9 °C 0.0 mmMonday
Feb 0324.2 °C 36.7 °C 0.0 mmTuesday
Feb 0423.5 °C 36.7 °C 12.0 mmWednesday
Feb 0522.7 °C 33.4 °C 26.8 mmLegend -
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Katherine minimum temp history (14.4646°S, 132.2646°E, 100m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 37.9° 02/02/2025 Coldest this month 20.4° 01/02/2025 Hottest on record 39.0 21/02/2016 Coldest on record 16.3 05/02/2015 Hottest this year 39.6° 01/01/2025 Coldest this year 20.4° 01/02/2025 Long term average 34.0° Long term average 24.1° Average this month 36.0° Average this month 23.2° Hottest February On Record Avg. max. temp. 36.6° 2016 Coldest February on record Avg. min. temp. 23.1° 2012 Katherine rainfall history (14.4646°S, 132.2646°E, 100m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 31.6mm 01/02/2025 Total This Month 70.4mm
3.0 daysLong Term Average 233.9mm 15.1 days Wettest February on record 719.3mm 2004 Driest on record 36.2mm 2022 -
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Katherine Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Feb 495.8mm 32.7 day(s) Total For 2025 336.0mm 20.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2024 399.0mm 24.0 day(s) Wettest Day 89.8mm Jan16 Lowest Temperature 20.4°C Feb 1 Highest Temperature 39.6°C Jan 1 -
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Katherine Long-Term Averages
Long-Term Averages Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann Mean Max (°C) 34.2 34.0 34.5 34.2 32.4 30.3 30.4 32.5 35.9 37.9 37.6 35.9 34.1 Mean Min (°C) 24.4 24.1 23.2 20.7 17.4 14.3 13.6 15.0 19.8 24.0 25.0 24.8 20.5 Mean Rain (mm) 261.9 233.9 155.8 35.9 2.2 0.7 3.0 1.0 8.5 34.1 99.4 213.6 1052.9 Mean Rain Days 17.6 15.1 11.6 3.2 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.2 1.1 4.1 8.9 14.6 77.1