Port Essington Weather Forecast

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    Clear

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    Partly cloudy

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    Partly cloudy

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    Partly cloudy

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    Sunny

Today 17 Oct Kakadu National Park

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, becoming less likely later this evening. The chance of a thunderstorm early this evening. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly in the late afternoon then becoming light in the evening.

Arafura Coast

Cape Don to Cape Wessel
Wind
Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Clear.
Weather Situation
A weak ridge lies across the Gulf of Carpentaria and Top End while a trough lies over the central parts of the Territory. Winds turn west to northwesterly in the western waters Sunday and Monday as a broad trough moves in from the west.
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October Temperature

McCluer Island (103 km)

  • Lowest 7 October, 2026

    24.1 °C

  • Average October

    27.2 °C

  • Highest 8 October, 2026

    29.6 °C

Climate (2021–2026)

McCluer Island (103 km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    26 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    28 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    30.3 °C
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