Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 10:41 PM EDT on Friday 27 March 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Friday and Saturday. Areas likely to be affected include the South Coast and Snowy Mountains forecast districts and parts of the Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
Cancellation of Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Hunter, Central West Slopes & Plains, Riverina, Upper Western and Lower Western forecast districts
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Hunter, Central West Slopes & Plains, Riverina, Upper Western and Lower Western forecast districts has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Saturday.
Forecast
Dubbo West (32.2452°S, 148.6042°E, 257m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny. Winds SW 20 to 30 km/h turning S in the morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 9 with daytime temperatures reaching 20 to 25.
Forecast for Dubbo West (32.2452°S, 148.6042°E, 257m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 6° 9° 13° 13° 14° 15° 15° Maximum 23° 27° 29° 29° 31° 32° 32° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High Very High High 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 15
(km/h)15
(km/h)16
(km/h)13
(km/h)22
(km/h)11
(km/h)18
(km/h)10
(km/h)14
(km/h)11
(km/h)13
(km/h)12
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)Wind direction SW SW ESE ESE E ENE E ENE ENE WSW E S ENE SSW Relative humidity 67% 37% 69% 31% 76% 33% 74% 35% 72% 32% 64% 29% 62% 30% Dew point 5°C 6°C 10°C 8°C 14°C 10°C 13°C 11°C 15°C 12°C 14°C 11°C 13°C 11°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Dubbo West (32.2452°S, 148.6042°E, 257m 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 7:08pm EDT 7:32pm EDT 4:26pm EDT 1:56am 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
