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Tennant Creek weather forecast

Drizzle in Tennant Creek today, 25 to 38°C, with 22% chance of rain (about 0.8 mm), gusts to 40 km/h, UV very high (9). Model estimate now: 34°C, wind E 9 km/h.

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Tennant Creek today

Min / max
25°C / 38°C
Chance of rain
22%
Rain amount
0.8 mm
Peak gust
40 km/h
UV max
9 · very high
Sunrise / sunset
5:48am / 6:46pm
Model estimate now
34°C, feels 35°C
Humidity now
30%

Next rain in the model forecast: drizzle around 4pm today (21% chance, 0.8 mm that hour).

7-day forecast for Tennant Creek

Daily forecast for Tennant Creek
DayConditionsMin / max °CRain chanceRainPeak gustUV
TodayDrizzle25° / 38°22%0.8 mm40 km/h9
Wed, 11 NovLight rain25° / 34°48%2 mm55 km/h9
Thu, 12 NovLight drizzle24° / 37°27%1 mm32 km/h7
Fri, 13 NovThunderstorm25° / 37°40%4 mm27 km/h9
Sat, 14 NovLight drizzle23° / 36°31%2 mm49 km/h9
Sun, 15 NovLight drizzle23° / 36°27%0.1 mm47 km/h10
Mon, 16 NovClear23° / 35°8%0 mm50 km/h9

Rain chance is the model's probability of measurable rain on that day; the rain column is the forecast amount. What rain chance and millimetres mean.

Next 24 hours

Three-hourly forecast for Tennant Creek
Time (ACST)ConditionsTempRain chanceWindGust
9amPartly cloudy34°4%E 8 km/h20 km/h
12pmCloudy37°6%N 1 km/h17 km/h
3pmCloudy37°22%S 10 km/h22 km/h
6pmPartly cloudy33°12%S 7 km/h28 km/h
9pmCloudy30°2%SW 5 km/h7 km/h
Wed 12amMostly clear28°2%SSE 5 km/h7 km/h
Wed 3amPartly cloudy28°0%ENE 3 km/h4 km/h
Wed 6amClear27°6%N 11 km/h19 km/h

For every hour over seven days, with charts for temperature, rain, wind, humidity and UV, open the Tennant Creek hourly forecast explorer.

The week ahead in Tennant Creek

  • Warmest day: Today, 38°C.
  • Coolest night: Mon, 16 Nov, 23°C.
  • Wettest day: Fri, 13 Nov, about 4 mm.
  • Rain over 7 days: about 9 mm in total, with no day at 50% chance or higher.
  • Strongest gusts: Wed, 11 Nov, up to 55 km/h.
  • Highest UV: Sun, 15 Nov, 10 (very high). Sun protection is recommended when the UV index is 3 or above.

Tennant Creek rain radar and warnings

Open the Tennant Creek rain radar loop for recent rain, with playback and distance rings centred on Tennant Creek. It is a historical composite supplied through RainViewer, so it shows where rain has been, not where it will fall next.

Check BOM warnings and the Northern Territory warning and emergency links before acting on severe weather. This page does not show warnings.

Forecasts near Tennant Creek

TownDistanceToday min / maxRain chance
Alice Springs451 km south21° / 32°55%
Mount Isa566 km east26° / 40°2%
Katherine611 km north25° / 38°27%
Palmerston867 km north-west24° / 35°73%
Darwin875 km north-west25° / 32°46%
Nhulunbuy876 km north25° / 32°26%

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About this forecast

These are computer model forecasts for the point 19.65°S, 134.19°E (model grid point 19.65°S, 134.15°E), shown in Darwin time (ACST). Tennant Creek is about 875 km south-east of Darwin. Conditions can differ across town, on nearby ranges and along the coast.

The model is Open-Meteo best match, delivered by Open-Meteo. Weather data by Open-Meteo (Open-Meteo API terms (CC BY 4.0)). It is not an official Bureau of Meteorology forecast, and it is not a warning service. For the official forecast and warnings, use the Bureau of Meteorology.