Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 04:30 PM EST on Friday 11 July 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and westerly winds are expected during Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include the Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, North West Slopes & Plains and South West Slopes 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:
Mid North Coast and Hunter forecast districts
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Mid North Coast and Hunter forecast districts has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm EST Friday.
Forecast
Orange (33.2836°S, 149.1°E, 859m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower in the morning. The chance of morning fog in the N. Winds W/SW 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 3 and 7 with daytime temperatures reaching between 10 and 16.
Forecast for Orange (33.2836°S, 149.1°E, 859m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 3° -1° 3° 0° -1° -2° -2° Maximum 10° 11° 10° 7° 9° 10° 10° Chance of rain 30% 10% 30% 50% 10% 40% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Low Moderate Moderate Low Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate No Rating - - - Frost risk Moderate Severe Moderate High Severe Severe Severe 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 16
(km/h)21
(km/h)10
(km/h)23
(km/h)19
(km/h)22
(km/h)17
(km/h)24
(km/h)17
(km/h)20
(km/h)9
(km/h)18
(km/h)9
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction WSW WSW W WNW W W W WSW SW WSW W W W SW Relative humidity 100% 77% 94% 65% 86% 64% 92% 79% 93% 69% 88% 63% 87% 61% Dew point 6°C 5°C 4°C 3°C 4°C 2°C 3°C 3°C 3°C 2°C 2°C 2°C 2°C 2°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Orange (33.2836°S, 149.1°E, 859m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:39am EST 7:06am EST 5:12pm EST 5:39pm EST 6:29pm EST 8:12am EST 
Waning gibbous
Full moon Jul 11 Last quarter Jul 18 New moon Jul 25 First quarter Aug 01 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
