Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Northern Tablelands, 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 10:53 PM EST on Tuesday 09 September 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, 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, heavy rain and showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Wednesday. Areas likely to be affected include the Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains and Lower Western 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 EST Wednesday.
Forecast
West Armidale (30.503°S, 151.6502°E, 973m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S in the afternoon and evening. Winds W/NW 15 to 25 km/h becoming NW 25 to 40 km/h in the morning then turning W in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 24.
Forecast for West Armidale (30.503°S, 151.6502°E, 973m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 8° 1° 0° 2° 3° 3° 5° Maximum 17° 10° 15° 17° 18° 19° 20° Chance of rain 90% 50% 20% 5% 5% 10% 50% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High High High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating No Rating Moderate No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Nil High High Moderate Moderate Moderate Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 28
(km/h)34
(km/h)38
(km/h)30
(km/h)12
(km/h)16
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)17
(km/h)19
(km/h)21
(km/h)26
(km/h)29
(km/h)Wind direction NNW NNW WNW W SSW SW NNE WSW NW W NW WNW NW NW Relative humidity 89% 84% 91% 76% 75% 51% 67% 45% 70% 44% 70% 45% 65% 48% Dew point 12°C 13°C 3°C 5°C 4°C 4°C 5°C 4°C 7°C 5°C 8°C 6°C 7°C 8°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for West Armidale (30.503°S, 151.6502°E, 973m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:35am EST 5:59am EST 5:43pm EST 6:07pm EST 8:29pm EST 7:11am EST 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Sep 14 New moon Sep 22 First quarter Sep 30 Full moon Oct 07 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
