Howard Channel Weather Forecast
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Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy
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Shower
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Shower
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Partly cloudy
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Shower
- 27
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Shower
Today 17 Oct Darwin City and Outer Darwin
Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northwest to northeasterly in the early afternoon then becoming light in the evening.
Van Diemen Gulf
- Wind
- East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
- Weather Situation
- A weak ridge lies across the Gulf of Carpentaria and Top End while a trough moves north 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.
Howard Channel Temperature Statistics View More
October Temperature
Darwin Airport (40 km)
Lowest 1 October, 2026
23.1 °CAverage October
28.8 °CHighest 11 October, 2026
35.5 °C
Climate (2021–2026)
Darwin Airport (40 km)
Average Low 2021–2026
23.8 °CAverage 2021–2026
27.7 °CAverage High 2021–2026
32.8 °C