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, Upper Western, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 04:15 PM EDT on Thursday 26 March 2026
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, Upper Western, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Thursday and Friday. Areas likely to be affected include the Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Northern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains and Upper Western forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm EDT Thursday.
Forecast
Boonoo Boonoo (28.8741°S, 152.1023°E, 955m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers on and W of the ranges, slight chance elsewhere. Winds W 35 to 50 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 25.
Forecast for Boonoo Boonoo (28.8741°S, 152.1023°E, 955m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 15° 6° 10° 11° 12° 13° 14° Maximum 18° 22° 22° 21° 20° 21° 22° Chance of rain 70% 10% 10% 20% 40% 60% 50% 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 - - - 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 25
(km/h)32
(km/h)5
(km/h)6
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(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)16
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)11
(km/h)14
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(km/h)Wind direction W W SW E E E ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE - Relative humidity 86% 24% 59% 32% 77% 38% 81% 50% 80% 57% 79% 54% 80% n/a Dew point 13°C -3°C 5°C 5°C 11°C 7°C 12°C 10°C 12°C 12°C 13°C 12°C 14°C n/a -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Boonoo Boonoo (28.8741°S, 152.1023°E, 955m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:35am EDT 6:59am EDT 6:56pm EDT 7:19pm EDT 3:21pm EDT 12:42am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 -
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