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, North West Slopes & Plains, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 05:17 AM EDT on Monday 27 October 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, North West Slopes & Plains, Central West Slopes & Plains, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and southeasterly winds are expected during Monday and Tuesday. Areas likely to be affected include the Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts and parts of the Mid North Coast, Hunter, Northern Tablelands, Illawarra, South Coast, North West Slopes & Plains, Central West Slopes & Plains and Riverina 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
Lapstone (33.7741°S, 150.6367°E, 108m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the S, becoming less likely later tonight. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds W/SW 25 to 35 km/h shifting SE 20 to 30 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 17 and 25.
Forecast for Lapstone (33.7741°S, 150.6367°E, 108m AMSL) Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Summary
Minimum 15° 9° 10° 11° 11° 15° 15° Maximum 27° 17° 18° 25° 30° 31° 33° Chance of rain 70% 90% 80% 80% 50% 70% 40% Likely amount 1-5mm 5-10mm 5-10mm 1-5mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating High 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 12
(km/h)22
(km/h)9
(km/h)14
(km/h)5
(km/h)7
(km/h)6
(km/h)12
(km/h)3
(km/h)11
(km/h)5
(km/h)12
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(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction W S S E SSW SSE SSW SE ENE ENE SSE SE ENE ENE Relative humidity 41% 40% 64% 58% 96% 81% 83% 62% 80% 44% 72% 50% 79% 43% Dew point 10°C 10°C 6°C 7°C 13°C 13°C 14°C 16°C 15°C 16°C 17°C 18°C 17°C 18°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lapstone (33.7741°S, 150.6367°E, 108m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:37am EDT 6:03am EDT 7:20pm EDT 7:46pm EDT 9:25am EDT
Waxing crescent
First quarter Oct 30 Full moon Nov 06 Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 -
Warnings
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