Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Hunter, 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 10:36 PM EDT on Thursday 26 March 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Hunter, 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 southerly winds are expected during Thursday night and Friday. Areas likely to be affected include the Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Hunter, Northern Tablelands 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 5:00 am EDT Friday.
Forecast
Branga Plains (31.2667°S, 151.5833°E, 1228m 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, most likely in the early morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds W 35 to 50 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching between 14 and 25.
Forecast for Branga Plains (31.2667°S, 151.5833°E, 1228m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 7° 5° 5° 8° 8° 10° 10° Maximum 14° 21° 22° 22° 22° 24° 25° Chance of rain 60% 5% 10% 10% 10% 30% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High High High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Slight Slight Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 32
(km/h)38
(km/h)9
(km/h)9
(km/h)6
(km/h)7
(km/h)9
(km/h)11
(km/h)10
(km/h)11
(km/h)6
(km/h)7
(km/h)4
(km/h)8
(km/h)Wind direction W W WSW WSW ESE ESE E ESE E ENE ENE E E ESE Relative humidity 85% 51% 71% 43% 73% 36% 82% 43% 80% 45% 82% 45% 74% 46% Dew point 5°C 3°C 5°C 8°C 7°C 6°C 9°C 9°C 9°C 10°C 12°C 12°C 12°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Branga Plains (31.2667°S, 151.5833°E, 1228m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:38am EDT 7:02am EDT 6:56pm EDT 7:20pm EDT 3:28pm EDT 12:38am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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