Northern Territory weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in the Northern Territory is expected to be 28°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for the Northern Territory (Darwin), Australia for more weather parameters.

Saturday
17th Jan
28

26

2

3
Sunday
18th Jan
28

25

2

1
Monday
19th Jan
29

26

5

3
Tuesday
20th Jan
28

26

7

5
Wednesday
21st Jan
29

27

6

8

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Friday 16th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Northern Territory (Darwin) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

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Northern Territory weather for Saturday 17th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Northern Territory with a maximum temperature of 28°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 40-50 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the west.

28
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
2
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
98
% chance of some rain
<50
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
18
kph wind from W

Northern Territory weather for Sunday 18th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Northern Territory with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 1 (Low) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 40-50 mm of rainfall expected with 99% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the north-west.

28
°C maximum temperature
25
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
2
hours of sunshine
1
UV index (Low)
99
% chance of some rain
<50
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
15
kph wind from NW

Northern Territory weather for Monday 19th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Northern Territory with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 3 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 85% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the north-west.

29
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
3
UV index (Moderate)
85
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
20
kph wind from NW

Northern Territory weather for Tuesday 20th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Northern Territory with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 20-30 mm of rainfall expected with 86% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the north-west.

28
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
7
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
86
% chance of some rain
<30
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
18
kph wind from NW

Northern Territory weather for Wednesday 21st January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Northern Territory with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 30-40 mm of rainfall expected with 85% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the north-west.