Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Warning to Sheep Graziers
for Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Issued at 10:35 PM EDT on Saturday 08 November 2025
Warning to Sheep Graziers for the following areas:
Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina, Snowy Mountains and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts
Sheep graziers are warned that cold temperatures, rain and showers and southwesterly winds are expected during Saturday and Sunday. Areas likely to be affected include the Snowy Mountains forecast district and parts of the Illawarra, South Coast, Central Tablelands, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina and Australian Capital Territory forecast districts. There is a risk of losses of lambs and sheep exposed to these conditions.
The next warning will be issued by 5:00 am EDT Sunday.
Forecast
Lochiel (36.922°S, 149.7471°E, 246m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers in the S, medium chance elsewhere. Winds SW 25 to 40 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 7 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 21.
Forecast for Lochiel (36.922°S, 149.7471°E, 246m AMSL) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Summary 
Minimum 9° 8° 9° 5° 7° 10° 14° Maximum 20° 19° 18° 20° 27° 20° 25° Chance of rain 20% 60% 70% 5% 5% 70% 90% Likely amount < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 10-20mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Slight Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 24
(km/h)23
(km/h)3
(km/h)15
(km/h)13
(km/h)24
(km/h)7
(km/h)15
(km/h)3
(km/h)12
(km/h)6
(km/h)14
(km/h)12
(km/h)19
(km/h)Wind direction SW SW WSW E SW SW WNW E N ESE SW ESE NNE ENE Relative humidity 69% 44% 60% 60% 72% 58% 49% 47% 54% 41% 70% 69% 87% 77% Dew point 8°C 7°C 8°C 10°C 11°C 7°C 4°C 7°C 9°C 12°C 11°C 13°C 18°C 20°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lochiel (36.922°S, 149.7471°E, 246m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter Full moon 5:20am EDT 5:48am EDT 7:41pm EDT 8:09pm EDT 11:15pm EDT 8:28am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Nov 12 New moon Nov 20 First quarter Nov 28 Full moon Dec 05 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
