Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 10:33 AM EDT on Friday 27 March 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, 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 Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include the Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains and Riverina 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:
Upper Western and Lower Western forecast districts
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Upper Western and Lower Western forecast districts has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 pm EDT Friday.
Forecast
Yarrowford (29.658°S, 151.7822°E, 1025m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Mostly clear. Winds W/SW 30 to 45 km/h decreasing to 20 to 30 km/h in the late evening.
Forecast for Yarrowford (29.658°S, 151.7822°E, 1025m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 11° 5° 8° 10° 10° 12° 13° Maximum 17° 24° 25° 23° 23° 25° 25° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 10% 30% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - Frost risk Nil Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 41
(km/h)41
(km/h)14
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(km/h)12
(km/h)19
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(km/h)20
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(km/h)14
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(km/h)Wind direction W W SSW W ESE ENE ESE E ESE E ESE E SE ESE Relative humidity 77% 27% 65% 33% 77% 32% 78% 37% 79% 48% 82% 41% 79% 38% Dew point 7°C -4°C 5°C 5°C 9°C 6°C 10°C 7°C 11°C 10°C 13°C 10°C 13°C 9°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Yarrowford (29.658°S, 151.7822°E, 1025m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:37am EDT 7:00am EDT 6:57pm EDT 7:21pm EDT 3:24pm EDT 12:41am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
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Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
