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
Douglas Park (34.1756°S, 150.7138°E, 157m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm. Winds S 15 to 25 km/h turning SE 20 to 30 km/h in the late morning. Daytime maximum temperatures between 10 and 16.
Forecast for Douglas Park (34.1756°S, 150.7138°E, 157m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 8° 10° 8° 5° 5° 4° 9° Maximum 16° 18° 19° 21° 20° 17° 15° Chance of rain 90% 80% 60% 5% 10% 40% 70% Likely amount 10-20mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Low Low Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Slight Slight Slight Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 9
(km/h)19
(km/h)15
(km/h)18
(km/h)5
(km/h)7
(km/h)2
(km/h)5
(km/h)7
(km/h)8
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)7
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction SSE SSE S S SSW SE WNW NNW W WSW SSW S SSW S Relative humidity 97% 80% 89% 72% 90% 68% 92% 51% 69% 37% 70% 50% 76% 59% Dew point 11°C 12°C 13°C 12°C 12°C 12°C 9°C 10°C 7°C 4°C 6°C 6°C 8°C 6°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Douglas Park (34.1756°S, 150.7138°E, 157m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:23am EST 6:49am EST 5:17pm EST 5:43pm EST 11:02am EST 12:34am 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
