Tropical cyclone in gulf means hot nights for Darwin

DARWIN bedsheets are expected to get a bit sweaty over the coming days

• Coastal communities brace for first cyclone of the season
• Moderate chance of cyclone forming in Gulf of Carpentaria on Monday, says BoM

DARWIN bedsheets are expected to get a bit sweaty over the coming days with overnight temperatures not expected to drop below 29C until midweek.

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Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Billy Lynch said Darwin wasn’t expected to get any rain relief until Tuesday or Wednesday, with wet weather being drawn into a tropical low over the Gulf of Carpentaria.

The low passed over the NT/Queensland border yesterday and is expected to make landfall near Karumba as a category one tropical cyclone today. Mr Lynch said the NT’s coastal residents were now in the clear of any severe weather.

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“Overnight temperatures didn’t drop below 29C on Saturday — we expect that to continue until midweek,” he said.

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