Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Northern Territory
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Heatwave Warning
Issued at 01:38 PM CST on Monday 30 December 2024
Valid for Monday 30 December 2024 to Thursday 02 January 2025
Warning for the following areas:
Daly, Tiwi, Arnhem, Carpentaria 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 will range from the high thirties to low forties with overnight minimum temperatures ranging from the mid to high twenties.
Severe heatwave conditions are expected to increase across the Top End during the week. Locations likely to be impacted include Borroloola, Berry Springs, Bulman, Maningrida, Milingimbi, Nauiyu, Ngukurr, Timber Creek and Wangi Falls.
The next heatwave warning will be issued by 3:00pm CST on Tuesday 31 December 2024
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Tindal (14.517°S, 132.3881°E, 134m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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TODAY24° 38° mostly sunny Chance of rain: 20% Likely amount: < 1mm First
lightLast light Sunrise Sunset 5:51am CST 6:14am CST 7:13pm CST 7:36pm CST NOW24.7° Feels Like: 28.7° Relative Humidity: 96% Dew: 24.0° Wind: SW 9km/h Gust: 11km/h Rainfall since 9am: 20.6mm Pressure: 1010.9hPa -
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TindalNow24.8°cFeels Like:29.2°Wind:NW 7km/hGusts:7km/hHumidity:96%24°Min38°MaxToday in TindalPartly cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds.Tomorrow25°Min39°MaxPartly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. -
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Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds.
Forecast for Tindal (14.517°S, 132.3881°E, 134m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary Minimum 24° 25° 25° 25° 24° 24° 24° Maximum 38° 39° 39° 39° 37° 37° 36° Chance of rain 20% 20% 40% 70% 40% 80% 90% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - 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 5
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(km/h)Wind direction W ESE NW WSW WNW WSW WNW WNW NNW ESE N E N ESE Relative humidity 77% 36% 76% 35% 73% 37% 72% 42% 76% 48% 74% 46% 76% 46% Dew point 24°C 21°C 25°C 21°C 25°C 22°C 25°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 24°C 23°C -
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12 Month Rainfall Forecast
Tindal Rain Forecast
Tindal 12-month Rainfall ForecastDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov202420251077896915888105012 - 34 - 78 - 910Well below normalBelow normalNear normalAbove normalWell above normalIssue Notes - Issued Dec 10
ENSO status: La Niña Watch. IOD status: Neutral. SAM status: Negative. Trending positive. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is in a La Niña Watch. The current technical definition of a La Niña is only a small chance to be met, although ocean and atmospheric conditions do resemble a La Niña pattern. Trade winds are still stronger than average along the western equatorial Pacific, and Relative-Nino Index (factors in equatorial ocean temperatures elsewhere around the world, compensating for the background warming signal) is below the threshold. A La Niña typically leads to cooler temperatures northern Australia during summer, while producing higher temperatures for western/southwestern WA, Vic and western Tas. The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is in a neutral phase. Recent conditions have been like a negative IOD, but it is too late in the year for this climate driver to develop. Once the monsoon establishes over northern Australia, the IOD has no impact on Australia’s weather. The Southern AnnularMode (SAM) is in a brief negative phase, having switched a positive phase in November. Forecasts predict it will become neural in mid-late December and become positive in January and February. A positive SAM decreases the frequency of cold fronts, with more regular high pressure systems and easterly winds. During summer, this increases rainfall over eastern Australia, and reduces rainfall over southeastern SA, western Vic 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
Tindal Past 5 Days
This MonthMinimum Maximum Rainfall Thursday
Dec 2625.8 °C 37.3 °C 0.2 mmFriday
Dec 2723.9 °C 37.2 °C 0.0 mmSaturday
Dec 2824.7 °C 37.5 °C 0.0 mmSunday
Dec 2925.6 °C 37.3 °C 0.0 mmMonday
Dec 3025.2 °C 36.9 °C 0.0 mmLegend -
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Tindal minimum temp history (14.517°S, 132.3881°E, 134m AMSL) MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE Hottest this month 39.4° 14/12/2024 Coldest this month 21.7° 21/12/2024 Hottest on record 41.6 01/12/2006 Coldest on record 0.0 01/12/1990 Hottest this year 41.2° 26/10/2024 Coldest this year 6.1° 19/07/2024 Long term average 35.9° Long term average 24.8° Average this month 36.3° Average this month 24.6° Hottest December On Record Avg. max. temp. 38.0° 1986 Coldest December on record Avg. min. temp. 23.0° 1990 Tindal rainfall history (14.517°S, 132.3881°E, 134m AMSL) RAINFALL Wettest This Month 61.6mm 21/12/2024 Total This Month 178.4mm
11.0 daysLong Term Average 213.9mm 14.6 days Wettest December on record 656.4mm 2003 Driest on record 64.4mm 2019 -
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Tindal Year To Date
Average Rainfall To Dec 1050.3mm 77.9 day(s) Total For 2024 1168.2mm 100.0 day(s) Total To This Day 2023 972.0mm 79.0 day(s) Wettest Day 61.6mm Dec21 Lowest Temperature 6.1°C Jul19 Highest Temperature 41.2°C Oct26 -
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Tindal 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 99.4 213.9 1049.3 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 76.4