Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes & Plains, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 05:26 AM EST on Saturday 02 August 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes & Plains, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, heavy rain and showers and southeasterly winds are expected during Saturday and Sunday. Areas likely to be affected include the Mid North Coast and Hunter forecast districts and parts of the Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes & Plains, 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 Saturday.
Forecast
Big Hill (34.5629°S, 149.9871°E, 691m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers in the E, medium chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 1300 metres. Winds SE 25 to 40 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures between 9 and 13.
Forecast for Big Hill (34.5629°S, 149.9871°E, 691m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 6° 7° 7° 6° 3° 2° 4° Maximum 8° 11° 13° 13° 11° 10° 8° Chance of rain 90% 80% 30% 50% 20% 60% 60% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Slight Moderate Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 21
(km/h)26
(km/h)21
(km/h)19
(km/h)11
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)20
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)11
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SE SSE SSE E ENE NW WNW W W S SE SE SE Relative humidity 97% 93% 96% 79% 94% 68% 82% 67% 72% 53% 79% 60% 86% 72% Dew point 6°C 7°C 8°C 7°C 8°C 7°C 7°C 7°C 3°C 2°C 4°C 3°C 4°C 4°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Big Hill (34.5629°S, 149.9871°E, 691m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:27am EST 6:54am EST 5:20pm EST 5:47pm EST 11:06am EST 12:39am EST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Aug 09 Last quarter Aug 16 New moon Aug 23 First quarter Aug 31 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
