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
Coonamble (30.9543°S, 148.3884°E, 177m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers on the S slopes, slight chance elsewhere. Winds SW 30 to 45 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures between 17 and 23.
Forecast for Coonamble (30.9543°S, 148.3884°E, 177m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 14° 14° 14° 15° 16° 18° 19° Maximum 23° 25° 30° 31° 32° 32° 33° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 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 Moderate 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 34
(km/h)34
(km/h)23
(km/h)19
(km/h)17
(km/h)13
(km/h)22
(km/h)10
(km/h)21
(km/h)11
(km/h)21
(km/h)13
(km/h)22
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction SW SW SSW SW E NE ENE ENE ENE ENE NE NE NE NE Relative humidity 52% 33% 53% 26% 56% 25% 60% 29% 59% 30% 60% 30% 55% 31% Dew point 5°C 4°C 8°C 3°C 11°C 7°C 12°C 10°C 13°C 11°C 14°C 12°C 14°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Coonamble (30.9543°S, 148.3884°E, 177m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:50am EDT 7:14am EDT 7:10pm EDT 7:34pm EDT 3:41pm EDT 12:51am 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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Rain for next 7 days
