Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 04:34 PM EST on Saturday 26 July 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Northern Tablelands, 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 northwesterly winds are expected during Saturday and Sunday. Areas likely to be affected include parts of the Northern Tablelands, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains 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, Illawarra, North West Slopes & Plains, Central West Slopes & Plains, Riverina and Lower Western forecast districts
The Warning to Sheep Graziers for the Hunter, Illawarra, North West Slopes & Plains, Central West Slopes & Plains, Riverina and Lower Western forecast districts has been cancelled.
The next warning will be issued by 11:00 pm EST Saturday.
Forecast
Katoomba (33.714°S, 150.3116°E, 1004m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers. Winds NW 25 to 35 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 8 with daytime temperatures reaching between 7 and 13.
Forecast for Katoomba (33.714°S, 150.3116°E, 1004m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 6° 5° 3° 3° 2° 1° 1° Maximum 9° 9° 9° 10° 8° 6° 8° Chance of rain 80% 10% 50% 60% 50% 70% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Slight Moderate Moderate Moderate High High 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 28
(km/h)27
(km/h)31
(km/h)29
(km/h)21
(km/h)16
(km/h)12
(km/h)13
(km/h)16
(km/h)14
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(km/h)Wind direction WNW WNW W W W WNW WSW SW SW SSW SSW S S S Relative humidity 86% 78% 87% 77% 77% 60% 91% 78% 89% 70% 86% 71% 89% 76% Dew point 5°C 5°C 4°C 4°C 1°C 1°C 3°C 6°C 2°C 2°C 1°C 0°C 2°C 3°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Katoomba (33.714°S, 150.3116°E, 1004m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:29am EST 6:55am EST 5:16pm EST 5:43pm EST 8:28am EST 7:47pm EST 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Aug 01 Full moon Aug 09 Last quarter Aug 16 New moon Aug 23 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
