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, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 04:37 AM EDT on Monday 01 December 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains, 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 Monday and Tuesday. Areas likely to be affected include the Southern Tablelands, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains and South West Slopes 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 EDT Monday.
Forecast
Grosses Plain (36.5748°S, 148.4851°E, 1200m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Very high chance of showers about the alpine peaks, medium chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 1300 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and early evening. Winds W/NW 25 to 40 km/h tending W/SW 20 to 30 km/h during the day.
Forecast for Grosses Plain (36.5748°S, 148.4851°E, 1200m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary 
Minimum 0° -2° 0° 5° 10° 9° 5° Maximum 3° 9° 15° 18° 21° 19° 15° Chance of rain 90% 10% 5% 5% 20% 70% 40% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Very High Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate High - - - Frost risk High Severe High Slight Nil Nil Slight 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 27
(km/h)21
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(km/h)20
(km/h)24
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(km/h)28
(km/h)28
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(km/h)Wind direction WNW WNW SW WSW WNW WNW NW NW NW NW WNW WNW WSW WSW Relative humidity 99% 84% 76% 49% 65% 52% 50% 43% 41% 35% 52% 53% 74% 48% Dew point 1°C -1°C -1°C -3°C 2°C 4°C 2°C 4°C 2°C 3°C 5°C 7°C 4°C 2°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Grosses Plain (36.5748°S, 148.4851°E, 1200m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter 5:12am EDT 5:42am EDT 8:08pm EDT 8:38pm EDT 3:49pm EDT 2:39am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
Full moon Dec 05 Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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