Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 10:41 PM EDT on Friday 27 March 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include the South Coast and Snowy Mountains forecast districts and parts of the Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes and Australian Capital Territory 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:
Hunter, Central West Slopes & Plains, Riverina, Upper Western and Lower Western forecast districts
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Hunter, Central West Slopes & Plains, Riverina, Upper Western and Lower Western forecast districts has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Saturday.
Forecast
Hay (34.5005°S, 144.8451°E, 91m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Winds S/SW 20 to 30 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Hay (34.5005°S, 144.8451°E, 91m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 8° 9° 11° 13° 17° 15° 16° Maximum 23° 25° 28° 32° 32° 33° 28° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 30% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High High High High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate No Rating 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 21
(km/h)23
(km/h)10
(km/h)4
(km/h)10
(km/h)8
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)7
(km/h)12
(km/h)11
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction SW SSW S SSE E NE NE NNE NNE NW E WNW S SSW Relative humidity 72% 47% 81% 37% 66% 29% 55% 26% 48% 26% 59% 28% 60% 36% Dew point 7°C 10°C 9°C 8°C 8°C 8°C 7°C 9°C 9°C 11°C 10°C 11°C 10°C 11°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Hay (34.5005°S, 144.8451°E, 91m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 7:04am EDT 7:29am EDT 7:22pm EDT 7:47pm EDT 4:46pm EDT 2:05am 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
