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
Lower Creek (30.7436°S, 152.279°E, 120m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers on and W of the ranges, slight chance elsewhere. Winds W 35 to 50 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 18 with daytime temperatures reaching between 15 and 25.
Forecast for Lower Creek (30.7436°S, 152.279°E, 120m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 17° 13° 12° 15° 15° 15° 16° Maximum 25° 26° 27° 27° 27° 28° 29° Chance of rain 20% 5% 20% 30% 50% 70% 50% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High Very High 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 13
(km/h)23
(km/h)9
(km/h)14
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(km/h)13
(km/h)7
(km/h)13
(km/h)3
(km/h)9
(km/h)2
(km/h)9
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(km/h)Wind direction W W WSW SSW WSW S WSW SSE WSW ESE NW E N - Relative humidity 66% 25% 54% 41% 65% 47% 76% 53% 80% 59% 76% 58% 78% n/a Dew point 15°C 4°C 9°C 12°C 12°C 15°C 16°C 17°C 17°C 18°C 17°C 19°C 19°C n/a -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lower Creek (30.7436°S, 152.279°E, 120m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:32am EDT 6:56am EDT 6:52pm EDT 7:16pm EDT 3:23pm EDT 12:32am 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
