Fire Weather Warning for Simpson East District in NT
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BOM issued it on August 8, 2026, 2 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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BOM has issued a high-severity fire weather warning for the Simpson East fire weather district in the Northern Territory, with Extreme Fire Danger forecast for Sunday 9 August.
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- Record type
- Fire Weather Warning
- Affected area
- Northern Territory
- Issued
- August 8, 2026
- Issuing authority
- BOM
Fire-weather notices describe conditions that can support rapid fire spread; they do not report that a fire is present. Check local emergency sources for any active incident.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northern Territory.
Alert Details
BOM has issued a fire_weather_warning for the Simpson East fire weather district. The warning was issued at 2026-08-08T06:10:29Z and expires at 2026-08-09T01:10:29Z. Severity is listed as High.
Affected Areas
The warning covers the Simpson East fire weather district in the Northern Territory (NT).
What You Should Do
Bushfires NT and NT Fire and Rescue Service advise residents 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.
Expected Conditions
Elevated fire dangers over the Simpson East district with fresh northwesterly winds becoming dry and strong west to southwesterly as a trough moves through the southern districts Sunday morning. Extreme Fire Danger is forecast for Sunday 9 August.
Timeline
The warning is effective from issue time 2026-08-08T06:10:29Z through expiry at 2026-08-09T01:10:29Z. The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am CST Sunday.
Original source: BOM Official Notice ↗
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