Source: Bureau of Meteorology

for the Darwin and Adelaide River and Barkly North fire weather districts.

Issued at 3:40 pm CST on Friday 3 October 2025.

Bushfires NT and NT Fire and Rescue Service advise you to:
- Action your Bushfire Survival Plan now.
- Monitor the fire and weather situation through your local radio station,
www.securent.nt.gov.au, and www.bom.gov.au.
- Call 000 (Triple Zero) in an emergency.

For the rest of Friday 3 October:

Extreme Fire Danger in the following fire weather district:
Barkly North

For Saturday 4 October:

Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for the following fire weather districts:
Darwin and Adelaide River and Barkly North

Weather Situation
Hot and dry conditions combined with moderate to fresh southeasterly winds continue to result in extreme fire dangers over the Barkly North fire weather district Friday afternoon till early evening.
These conditions are expected to push almost all the way to the western Top End Coast with extreme fire dangers forecast to affect both the Darwin and Adelaide River and the Barkly North fire districts on Saturday. North to northwest seabreezes will extend through the Darwin and Adelaide River fire district later Saturday afternoon.

For information on preparing for bushfires go to www.securent.nt.gov.au.


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