Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 04:37 AM EST on Thursday 28 August 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and northwesterly winds are expected during Thursday and Friday. Areas likely to be affected include the Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Illawarra, Central Tablelands and Riverina 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 Thursday.
Forecast
Mathoura (35.8126°S, 144.9026°E, 118m 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 15 to 25 km/h becoming W 25 to 40 km/h in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to around 5 with daytime temperatures reaching between 14 and 18.
Forecast for Mathoura (35.8126°S, 144.9026°E, 118m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 6° 6° 4° 3° 5° 5° 3° Maximum 16° 14° 13° 15° 16° 18° 19° Chance of rain 60% 90% 10% 20% 40% 10% 50% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Slight Moderate Slight Slight Moderate 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 31
(km/h)32
(km/h)29
(km/h)38
(km/h)33
(km/h)30
(km/h)16
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)11
(km/h)20
(km/h)13
(km/h)18
(km/h)Wind direction WNW WNW NNW WNW SW SW W W W W WNW W WNW WNW Relative humidity 77% 55% 77% 72% 62% 46% 83% 58% 84% 49% 82% 46% 77% 42% Dew point 7°C 6°C 7°C 7°C 2°C 1°C 7°C 6°C 8°C 5°C 9°C 6°C 7°C 5°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Mathoura (35.8126°S, 144.9026°E, 118m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:21am EST 6:46am EST 5:57pm EST 6:23pm EST 8:55am EST 10:51pm EST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Aug 31 Full moon Sep 08 Last quarter Sep 14 New moon Sep 22 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
