Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Central West and Lower West forecast districts
Issued at 09:10 PM WST on Thursday 26 March 2026
Warnings for Thursday 26 March
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Central West and Lower West forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, heavy rain and showers and strong easterly winds are expected during Friday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the Central West and Lower West 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:
Great Southern forecast district
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Great Southern forecast district has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am WST Friday.
Forecast
Gingin (31.3478°S, 115.9047°E, 81m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon, possibly severe with damaging winds and possible heavy falls. Winds E 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Gingin (31.3478°S, 115.9047°E, 81m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary
Minimum 19° 16° 18° 15° 14° 11° 11° Maximum 25° 22° 25° 22° 21° 23° 26° Chance of rain 90% 90% 80% 50% 30% 20% 20% Likely amount 20-40mm 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High High High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate 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 22
(km/h)25
(km/h)25
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)10
(km/h)22
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)6
(km/h)9
(km/h)14
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction E E S W W WSW W WSW WSW WSW E SSW ESE SSE Relative humidity 88% 83% 87% 79% 87% 70% 86% 72% 70% 60% 75% 47% 64% 42% Dew point 17°C 20°C 15°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 17°C 16°C 12°C 13°C 11°C 11°C 10°C 12°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Gingin (31.3478°S, 115.9047°E, 81m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:00am WST 6:24am WST 6:20pm WST 6:44pm WST 2:57pm WST 12:06am WST
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