Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 04:46 PM EDT on Saturday 08 November 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Saturday and Sunday. Areas likely to be affected include the Snowy Mountains forecast district and parts of the Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina and Australian Capital Territory 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:
Central West Slopes & Plains and Lower Western forecast districts
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Central West Slopes & Plains and Lower Western forecast districts has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm EDT Saturday.
Forecast
Big Springs (35.3267°S, 147.4323°E, 256m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Winds SW 20 to 30 km/h decreasing to 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to around 6 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Big Springs (35.3267°S, 147.4323°E, 256m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 6° 5° 7° 1° 4° 10° 12° Maximum 21° 23° 19° 22° 29° 26° 28° Chance of rain 5% 30% 50% 5% 5% 60% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 5-10mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Slight Nil High Slight Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 17
(km/h)24
(km/h)11
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(km/h)33
(km/h)9
(km/h)21
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(km/h)26
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(km/h)18
(km/h)17
(km/h)Wind direction SW SW WSW WSW WSW WSW W W N W ENE NW NE NNW Relative humidity 62% 31% 57% 29% 64% 31% 48% 23% 43% 16% 44% 31% 66% 46% Dew point 4°C 2°C 5°C 3°C 6°C 1°C 0°C -1°C 3°C 0°C 5°C 7°C 13°C 14°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Big Springs (35.3267°S, 147.4323°E, 256m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:33am EDT 6:01am EDT 7:47pm EDT 8:15pm EDT 11:19pm EDT 8:45am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
