Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 11:19 PM EDT on Monday 03 November 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and westerly winds are expected during Monday and Tuesday. Areas likely to be affected include the Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands and Central West Slopes & Plains forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Tuesday.
Forecast
Cowra (33.8347°S, 148.6912°E, 319m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers in the S, medium chance elsewhere. Winds W/NW 20 to 30 km/h becoming W 30 to 45 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 13 with daytime temperatures reaching between 11 and 20.
Forecast for Cowra (33.8347°S, 148.6912°E, 319m AMSL) Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Summary 
Minimum 10° 6° 5° 11° 16° 10° 9° Maximum 18° 22° 27° 31° 29° 24° 24° Chance of rain 90% 5% 5% 30% 30% 30% 60% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate High - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 22
(km/h)29
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)3
(km/h)9
(km/h)7
(km/h)21
(km/h)15
(km/h)24
(km/h)6
(km/h)12
(km/h)7
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction NW WNW WSW WSW SE NNW NE N NNW WNW WNW WSW SSE SW Relative humidity 86% 47% 64% 36% 63% 27% 50% 25% 59% 35% 68% 39% 73% 38% Dew point 11°C 5°C 6°C 5°C 8°C 5°C 9°C 8°C 14°C 11°C 10°C 8°C 11°C 8°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cowra (33.8347°S, 148.6912°E, 319m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:36am EDT 6:03am EDT 7:36pm EDT 8:02pm EDT 6:09pm EDT 4:43am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
