Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 10:50 AM EST on Friday 10 April 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
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 Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory 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 pm EST Friday.
Forecast
Cabramurra (35.9395°S, 148.3857°E, 1451m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers about the ranges, becoming less likely in the late afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm about the ranges in the late morning. Damaging winds possible in the W in the late morning and afternoon. Winds W/NW 35 to 50 km/h.
Forecast for Cabramurra (35.9395°S, 148.3857°E, 1451m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 10° 2° 1° 1° 3° 5° 5° Maximum 12° 5° 2° 8° 11° 11° 10° Chance of rain 90% 80% 80% 30% 10% 40% 50% Likely amount 5-10mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High Moderate Moderate Moderate High High High Fire Danger Rating No Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Moderate High High Moderate Slight Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 41
(km/h)36
(km/h)25
(km/h)30
(km/h)25
(km/h)27
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)11
(km/h)19
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)16
(km/h)21
(km/h)Wind direction NW WNW W W W W WSW W WNW W WNW WNW WNW WNW Relative humidity 100% 95% 98% 67% 100% 98% 94% 79% 84% 71% 86% 77% 86% 72% Dew point 11°C 8°C 2°C -2°C 2°C 2°C 2°C 4°C 4°C 5°C 5°C 6°C 5°C 4°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cabramurra (35.9395°S, 148.3857°E, 1451m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 6:01am EST 6:26am EST 5:49pm EST 6:15pm EST 11:23pm EST 1:41pm EST 
3rd quarter
Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 First quarter Apr 24 Full moon May 02 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
