Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 04:37 AM EDT on Monday 01 December 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, showers and westerly winds are expected during Monday and Tuesday. Areas likely to be affected include the Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains and South West Slopes 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 am EDT Monday.
Forecast
Bowan Park (33.324°S, 148.8057°E, 506m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Becoming cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening. Winds W 20 to 30 km/h increasing to 30 to 45 km/h in the morning then turning SW 25 to 40 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 19 and 28.
Forecast for Bowan Park (33.324°S, 148.8057°E, 506m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 5° 2° 3° 7° 13° 15° 13° Maximum 15° 17° 22° 28° 31° 32° 26° Chance of rain 80% 5% 5% 5% 5% 30% 30% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating High High High High - - - Frost risk Slight Moderate Moderate Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 28
(km/h)32
(km/h)24
(km/h)27
(km/h)11
(km/h)18
(km/h)12
(km/h)21
(km/h)22
(km/h)24
(km/h)28
(km/h)32
(km/h)19
(km/h)25
(km/h)Wind direction W W SW SW W WSW N NW NNW NW NNW WNW WSW WSW Relative humidity 56% 48% 74% 35% 51% 32% 43% 23% 35% 18% 34% 19% 55% 24% Dew point 4°C 3°C 4°C 0°C 4°C 4°C 7°C 4°C 7°C 3°C 8°C 5°C 11°C 3°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Bowan Park (33.324°S, 148.8057°E, 506m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:19am EDT 5:47am EDT 7:58pm EDT 8:26pm EDT 3:43pm EDT 2:38am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
