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, Lower Western, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 04:26 AM 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, 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, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts.
These conditions will extend to parts of the Northern Tablelands, Central West Slopes & Plains and Lower Western forecast districts during Friday.
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 Thursday.
Forecast
Leeton (34.5522°S, 146.4064°E, 142m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, becoming less likely in the afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon, possibly severe with heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the SE in the early afternoon. Winds SW 25 to 40 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Leeton (34.5522°S, 146.4064°E, 142m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 18° 9° 8° 10° 12° 15° 18° Maximum 22° 20° 22° 25° 28° 30° 32° Chance of rain 90% 40% 5% 5% 5% 20% 20% Likely amount 10-20mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High 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 4
(km/h)21
(km/h)30
(km/h)33
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)4
(km/h)5
(km/h)9
(km/h)8
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)17
(km/h)12
(km/h)Wind direction WNW WSW SW SW SSW SSW ENE SSE ENE NE NE NNE NNE N Relative humidity 88% 76% 72% 38% 70% 36% 78% 32% 67% 27% 61% 24% 55% 21% Dew point 18°C 14°C 6°C 4°C 6°C 5°C 9°C 6°C 9°C 6°C 11°C 7°C 12°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Leeton (34.5522°S, 146.4064°E, 142m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:57am EDT 7:22am EDT 7:17pm EDT 7:42pm EDT 3:11pm EDT 
1st quarter
First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 -
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