Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for 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 04:15 PM EDT on Thursday 26 March 2026
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
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 southwesterly winds are expected during Thursday and Friday. Areas likely to be affected include the Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Northern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains 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 11:00 pm EDT Thursday.
Forecast
Hay (34.5005°S, 144.8451°E, 91m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the E, most likely in the morning. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds SW 30 to 45 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to around 8 with daytime temperatures reaching between 19 and 22.
Forecast for Hay (34.5005°S, 144.8451°E, 91m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 8° 8° 9° 11° 14° 17° 18° Maximum 21° 23° 25° 28° 32° 33° 34° Chance of rain 5% 5% 5% 5% 10% 10% 20% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High Very High Very High High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate No Rating 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)35
(km/h)20
(km/h)23
(km/h)9
(km/h)4
(km/h)9
(km/h)8
(km/h)16
(km/h)16
(km/h)20
(km/h)19
(km/h)11
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(km/h)Wind direction SW SW SW SSW S SSE E ENE NE NNE NNE N NNE - Relative humidity 62% 34% 71% 43% 79% 37% 66% 29% 55% 24% 45% 25% 49% n/a Dew point 4°C 4°C 6°C 9°C 8°C 8°C 8°C 8°C 9°C 8°C 8°C 10°C 12°C n/a -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Hay (34.5005°S, 144.8451°E, 91m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 7:04am EDT 7:29am EDT 7:23pm EDT 7:48pm EDT 4:06pm EDT 12:55am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
