Prepare for a hot day at the Katherine Cup races on Saturday.
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The Bureau of Meteorology has overnight upgraded its forecast and is now predicting a top of 36 degrees on race day.
Light winds are expected in the afternoon.
The forecast maximum is only a degree away from the August record in Katherine - experienced in 2016 with 37.4 degrees.
The bureau's forecast for Katherine on Sunday is Monday is for a top of 37 degrees.
Our average maximum for the month is 32 degrees.
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Chris McLennan
ACM national rural property writer based in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. Career journalist. Multi award winner.
ACM national rural property writer based in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria. Career journalist. Multi award winner.
