Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 11:06 AM EDT on Friday 26 December 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include the Snowy Mountains forecast district and parts of the Australian Capital Territory forecast district. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
Cancellation of Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Southern Tablelands forecast district
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Southern Tablelands forecast district has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 pm EDT Friday.
Forecast
Russell Hill (35.2993°S, 149.1512°E, 594m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Winds S/SE 15 to 25 km/h turning E 20 to 30 km/h in the evening.
Forecast for Russell Hill (35.2993°S, 149.1512°E, 594m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 5° 4° 6° 7° 9° 13° 9° Maximum 22° 27° 27° 31° 34° 29° 26° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 30% 20% 10% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate High Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Slight Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 20
(km/h)21
(km/h)8
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)19
(km/h)8
(km/h)17
(km/h)6
(km/h)19
(km/h)11
(km/h)27
(km/h)16
(km/h)22
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SSE S SSW SSE E ESE ENE NNW NNW NNW WNW S S Relative humidity 38% 21% 49% 19% 50% 25% 54% 20% 51% 18% 54% 24% 50% 29% Dew point -1°C -3°C 2°C 0°C 5°C 4°C 8°C 4°C 9°C 5°C 12°C 6°C 7°C 6°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Russell Hill (35.2993°S, 149.1512°E, 594m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:17am EDT 5:47am EDT 8:20pm EDT 8:49pm EDT 11:21am EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Dec 28 Full moon Jan 03 Last quarter Jan 11 New moon Jan 19 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
