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
Avisford (32.7456°S, 149.4801°E, 532m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain in the S, medium chance elsewhere. Winds W 25 to 40 km/h turning SW in the late morning and early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures between 10 and 17.
Forecast for Avisford (32.7456°S, 149.4801°E, 532m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 7° 7° 8° 11° 12° 12° 14° Maximum 16° 23° 25° 26° 27° 29° 30° Chance of rain 90% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 26
(km/h)34
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(km/h)9
(km/h)6
(km/h)10
(km/h)9
(km/h)9
(km/h)7
(km/h)7
(km/h)4
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(km/h)3
(km/h)8
(km/h)Wind direction W WSW WSW W SE ENE ESE ENE ESE ENE ESE W ESE S Relative humidity 91% 66% 68% 35% 71% 34% 81% 37% 80% 34% 81% 32% 70% 29% Dew point 7°C 7°C 6°C 6°C 9°C 7°C 12°C 9°C 13°C 9°C 14°C 10°C 14°C 9°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Avisford (32.7456°S, 149.4801°E, 532m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:45am EDT 7:09am EDT 7:05pm EDT 7:29pm EDT 3:41pm EDT 12:41am 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
