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, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 04:35 AM EST on Sunday 08 June 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and westerly winds are expected during Sunday and Monday. Areas likely to be affected include the Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra and South Coast 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 EST Sunday.
Forecast
Cootamundra (34.6391°S, 148.0247°E, 315m AMSL) set as my default location ›
-
7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of rain, with possible small hail. Snow falling above 800 metres. Winds NW 20 to 30 km/h turning W in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures between 4 and 10.
Forecast for Cootamundra (34.6391°S, 148.0247°E, 315m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 5° 5° 6° 4° 3° 2° 3° Maximum 7° 8° 10° 10° 10° 10° 11° Chance of rain 90% 80% 40% 60% 70% 30% 10% Likely amount 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Fire Danger Rating Moderate No Rating No Rating No Rating - - - Frost risk Nil Slight Nil Slight Slight Moderate Moderate 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 25
(km/h)24
(km/h)20
(km/h)22
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)9
(km/h)13
(km/h)5
(km/h)10
(km/h)6
(km/h)10
(km/h)3
(km/h)9
(km/h)Wind direction WNW WNW W W W WSW WNW W NNW W SW SW WSW WSW Relative humidity 90% 77% 96% 83% 96% 76% 93% 71% 91% 72% 89% 68% 85% 68% Dew point 4°C 3°C 5°C 6°C 6°C 6°C 5°C 5°C 4°C 5°C 4°C 5°C 4°C 5°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Cootamundra (34.6391°S, 148.0247°E, 315m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 6:42am EST 7:10am EST 5:04pm EST 5:32pm EST 2:43pm EST 4:08am EST 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Jun 11 Last quarter Jun 19 New moon Jun 25 First quarter Jul 03 -
Warnings
-
Temperature for next 7 days
-
Rain for next 7 days
