Saturday AM update — It’s a more serious forecast for Darwin Saturday with Cyclone Fina upgraded to a Severe Category 3 Tropical Cycloneby Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology. It lies over very warm seas that will continue to fuel it and potentially power it up even further.

In today’s special video we cover the latest tracking, which shows the severe cyclone passing near Darwin.

Rain and wind will build in Darwin and surrounding towns and communities in the north-west of the Top End.

We expect the worst of the winds to peak Saturday night, then easing back on Sunday AM in Darwin, likely before sunrise.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms, possibly severe, are also in the mix and could boost rainfall to over 300mm in just 24 hours in some locations.

We will have extra updates posts on our social media account: https://x.com/WeatherWatchNZ

Those in the Top End and the Kimberley should keep up to date with all official warnings from local NT & WA authorities and the Bureau of Meteorology.

🚨🦘🌀The centre of Severe Tropical Cyclone #Fina (Category 3, Australian scale) is now 75 km north-east of #Darwin and moving closer.

💧Heavier rain will continue to build, with thunderstorms clustered around the centre.

💨Winds will intensify in the next few hours pic.twitter.com/gZsFJF7TGQ

— WeatherWatch.co.nz (@WeatherWatchNZ) November 22, 2025