Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 10:33 AM EDT on Friday 27 March 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, heavy rain and showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include the Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains and Riverina forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
Cancellation of Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Upper Western and Lower Western forecast districts
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Upper Western and Lower Western forecast districts has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 pm EDT Friday.
Forecast
Armatree (31.4537°S, 148.4077°E, 236m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the S in the afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds SW 30 to 45 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures between 17 and 23.
Forecast for Armatree (31.4537°S, 148.4077°E, 236m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 14° 14° 14° 14° 16° 17° 19° Maximum 23° 25° 30° 31° 32° 33° 34° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 30
(km/h)35
(km/h)23
(km/h)19
(km/h)17
(km/h)12
(km/h)23
(km/h)10
(km/h)21
(km/h)10
(km/h)21
(km/h)10
(km/h)20
(km/h)9
(km/h)Wind direction SW SW SSW SW E NE ENE NE ENE NE NE ENE NE E Relative humidity 63% 39% 53% 26% 54% 25% 59% 29% 59% 30% 60% 29% 55% 29% Dew point 5°C 5°C 7°C 3°C 11°C 7°C 12°C 10°C 13°C 11°C 14°C 11°C 14°C 12°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Armatree (31.4537°S, 148.4077°E, 236m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:50am EDT 7:14am EDT 7:10pm EDT 7:34pm EDT 3:41pm EDT 12:51am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
