Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 04:29 AM EST on Friday 19 September 2025
Warnings for Saturday 20 September
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and westerly winds are expected during Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 am EST Friday.
Forecast
Downer (35.2432°S, 149.1431°E, 578m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Sunny morning. Patches of morning frost. Very high chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming NW 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day.
Forecast for Downer (35.2432°S, 149.1431°E, 578m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 1° 6° 0° 4° 1° 0° 3° Maximum 19° 14° 17° 17° 16° 21° 19° Chance of rain 90% 20% 10% 40% 5% 5% 10% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High Moderate High High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk High Nil High Slight High High Moderate 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 10
(km/h)26
(km/h)26
(km/h)30
(km/h)14
(km/h)30
(km/h)15
(km/h)26
(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)9
(km/h)21
(km/h)20
(km/h)32
(km/h)Wind direction NNW NW W W WNW WNW NW WNW SSW WSW NW NW NW WNW Relative humidity 65% 54% 59% 39% 64% 45% 68% 41% 57% 36% 67% 38% 69% 42% Dew point 4°C 7°C 3°C -1°C 4°C 4°C 6°C 2°C 1°C 0°C 5°C 5°C 6°C 5°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Downer (35.2432°S, 149.1431°E, 578m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:33am EST 5:58am EST 5:57pm EST 6:22pm EST 4:36am EST 3:23pm EST 
Waning crescent
New moon Sep 22 First quarter Sep 30 Full moon Oct 07 Last quarter Oct 14 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
